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Would You Like Some Streetcar with Your Greens?
The Environmental Impact Statement process for the Willamette Shoreline corridor is ramping up and a set of of community events have been scheduled … at markets: 2:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 Lake Oswego Albertsons, 11 S. State St. 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market, 200 First St.…
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The Russians Are Coming!
Hosted by the League of Women Voters… And they’ll spend an afternoon touring our transit system on October 12th: Russian Leaders Head For Portland On A Mission League of Women Voters of Portland To Guide Them From October 10 through 18, the League of Women Voters of Portland will be hosting five Russian government officials…
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Streetcar Plan Outside-In
Yesterday, City Council adopted the Portland Streetcar System Concept Plan on a 4-0 vote. But at the beginning of the hearing Mayor Adams expressed his “legislative intent” that we seriously look at building the system from the outside in, rather than from the central city outward. Neighborhood representatives from places like St. John’s, Hazelwood, and…
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Ordering Ahead
We’re still waiting for the check from the Federal Transit Administration (amazing how the bureaucrats can keeping you hanging even after the Secretary says he’s giving you $75M), but City Council today authorized contracts for the two long lead-time items for the Streetcar Loop. Now on order: 6 shiny new streetcar vehicles from Oregon Iron…
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Expanded Streetcar Discussion
The release of the City-wide Streetcar System Plan provoked some discussion in other venues in the blogosphere. Here is one of the more interesting ones at Human Transit.