Portland Transport

Category: Streetcar

  • $75M in Federal Funding Announced for Streetcar Loop

    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that the Portland Streetcar Loop project will receive $75M in Small Starts funding. LaHood said “Portland is the model for providing integrated transit options” creating community livability. Congressman Earl Blumenaur thanked LaHood, saying “you have broken the log jam” on funding for this project. The funding is composed of…

  • Secretary LaHood Drops Hint About Releasing Streetcar Loop Funds

    While praising Portland’s Light Rail and Streetcar.

  • Bikes and Streetcars, Oh My!

    An upcoming series of open houses will look at both the Bicycle Master Plan and the Streetcar System Plan. I salute the Bureau of Transportation for giving citizens the opportunity to take these in together. BICYCLE AND STREETCAR OPEN HOUSES Portlanders examine long-range plans to shape transportation and livability (PORTLAND, OR) – Imagine getting around…

  • Streetcar vs. Trolley-buses in Seattle

    I hadn’t previously been aware of it, but apparently there is a pretty vigorous debate in Seattle about the advantages of Trolley-buses (electrified buses) vs. Streetcars.

  • From the Folks Who Brought You Walk Score…

    The team that built Walk Score has a new a project – a utility that shows you are far you can get on transit in a given amount of time. Portland is one of three cities in the “Transit Time Map” technology demo.