Portland Transport

Category: Modes

  • Dilapidated?

    That’s what Friday’s Trib called Union Station. Apparently our “Go By Train” landmark is in need of $40-50M of work. PDC owns the station, and apparently there is some discussion of getting it into an urban renewal district when the downtown districts are reconfigured in a few years. The assumed eventual replacement of the Post…

  • Updated: Staff Says Tear Them Down

    Update: 11/22/06 DOT officials continue pushing the message in today’s O. Original Post: 9/29/06 The recommendation from the project staff for the Columbia River Crossing is to remove the existing bridge spans because of seismic issues and challenges with river traffic. But the older span is on the National Register of Historic Places. And a…

  • Lucky Fred

    In an interview in the Daily Journal of Commerce, TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen describes himself as: … one of the lucky ones because … I can take the (bus) without changing downtown. Fred talks about everything from Commuter Rail to The I-205 line to efficiency efforts at the agency.

  • Bikes Cut Through Construction Congestion

    This morning’s O features a cover story (“Navigating the maze“) on coping strategies for commuters facing downtown construction projects. Who fared best: the two-wheeled set.

  • T6 Gets Better Rail Connections

    According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the Port of Portland is adding a 7500 foot spur at it’s T6 container terminal at a price of about $2M. This is in addition to the $6M investment from Connect Oregon in the Ramsey rail yard.