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Streetcar Loop Cycle Times
I’m working on a post to talk about some the issues around how we allocate service to the new Streetcar Loop line. While I’m working on that, here’s info on the cycle times for the various segments of the Loop (I’ve been asked about this here before and didn’t have easy access to the numbers):
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Eastside Openings this Week
The East Burnside/Couch couplet has been in operation (and refinement) for a couple of months now, but the official ribbon cutting will be Tuesday at 9AM. In terms of real change on the transportation system, I hope the new signaling system for bikes as they cross the freeway entrance at Williams on NE Broadway (installed…
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What Point in our Region Has the Most Access to Destinations via Transit?
According to the work for our Transit Equity project, SW 10th and Yamhill is the winner with a 93 Transit Score. I couldn’t find any points on the Transit Mall higher than 92. My guess is that the access to the additional destinations reached by Streetcar provides a slight edge. Of course our process just…
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Welcome to Streetcar Switch Central
The Streetcar re-opened on Monday after a two-week shutdown to install new track in the Pearl District. A very complicated set of switches, crossovers and merges create the new “Northrup Loop”. I’m celebrating because this represents the culmination of advocacy that I’ve been conducting since the Loop was first proposed shortly after the original alignment…
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The Case for Streetcars
Via Planetizen: Made very eloquently by Professor Patrick Condon.