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Metro Pares HCT Study Corridors
Click map for full-size version The Metro Council recently adopted a list of High Capacity Transit corridors meriting further study in developing the new regional high capacity transit plan: Metro Council advances 15 priority areas for possible transit investments Corridors chosen will help improve region’s communities by increasing transportation options The Metro Council voted today…
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ODOT Gets Ready for $350M in Stimulus
For roads and bridges, as reported in the Daily Journal of Commerce. Based on earlier info presented to TPAC/JPACT, the local impact in our region would be about $33M, split like so: Clackamas Co. and cities $5.8 Million Washington Co. and cities $11.5 Million East Multnomah Co. and cities $2.9 Million Portland $12.8 Million
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Not My Usual Venue
I have a guest post over on BikePortland.org talking about the opportunities for bikes and streetcar to cooperate (rather than collide). [comment over there, not here]
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Wither Fareless Square?
Updated: 02/09/2009 Here’s the presentation (PDF, 1.6M) given to TriMet’s Board of Directors on the topic… Original Post: 01/28/2009 Earlier today the TriMet Board received a briefing on Fareless Square choices to coincide with the September opening of the Green Line. My understanding is that this is the beginning of a public process that TriMet…
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Hard Times Ahead for TriMet?
Indications are that TriMet’s payroll tax revenue has been strongly impacted by the recession. As a result, TriMet is looking at a 5-8% service reduction. The upcoming public process around fairless square will also be used to gather public input on these cuts. Let’s hope for a white knight: congressman Oberstar added several hundred million…