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U.S. gives $6 million to speed Portland-Seattle Amtrak service
Via the Oregonian. Federal officials awarded $6 million to the Point Defiance Bypass Project, which is intended to reroute Amtrak service near Tacoma. The new route would avoid a tunnel and a congested area near the Port of Tacoma, saving six minutes on the 3-1/2 hour Portland-Seattle trip.
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Tigard City Council Calls for High Capacity Transit Options
Go, Tigard, go!
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Portland Streetcar Loop Visualizations
I recently worked with the Portland Streetcar organization to develop 3D “visualizations” of the new loop route on the eastside, to be shown at public meetings and made available online. The project is a good example of how geographically-oriented data from many sources is converging to help people better-understand their communities and better-communicate ideas. Using…
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Buses to return to transit mall; Public input on routes sought.
As mentioned in the open thread, TriMet has now released it’s preliminary plans for returning buses to the Transit Mall. A series of public meetings will be held to gather input from riders. For full details, visit: http://www.trimet.org/meetings/portlandmall/index.htm A compilation of the comments from the open thread follows the break:
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Students at Franklin and Jefferson Will Ride TriMet for Free
Scaled down from the original request to pilot all Portland Public Schools students from grades 6-12, the Multnomah Youth Commission has gotten buy-in from the City of Portland and TriMet to allow student ids at Franklin and Jefferson to function as TriMet passes. The program will expand to other schools in 2009.