Portland Transport

Category: Streetcar

  • Portland Streetcar Lowell Extension Celebration Photos

    Updated 8-18-2007: Various YouTube video clips from the event are added at the bottom of the post. Today marks the opening of the Portland Streetcar Lowell extension in the South Waterfront district. The event was celebrated with live music, a chartered streetcar (or two) for the crowd, food/coffee, and speeches from officials including Oregon Governor…

  • REMINDER: Streetcar Party! Friday, August 17th

    We’ve been having Streetcar extension opening parties on a more-or-less annual basis for a few years. But the next one is probably 3 or 4 years away (at OMSI). So all the more reason not to miss this one: 11AM – Friday August 17th SW Lowell and Bond – Refreshments! – Entertainment by 3 Leg…

  • Streetcar Loop Funding Lurches Forward

    This week has been all about locking down the local match for the Streetcar Loop project. A deadline looms on September 7th to get the necessary info to the FTA to get a $75M Federal grant into the President’s next budget, so a number of things happened this week on the way to September 6th…

  • LOPAC Divided

    Update: 8/9/07 Here’s the actual recommendation document (PDF, 490K). Original Post: 7/12/07 According to coverage in the Daily Journal of Commerce the Lake Oswego Transit Alternatives Analysis Project Advisory Committee (LOPAC in Metro acronym-ese) is divided on the mode choice. The area subcommittees for the north and south segments favor Streetcar while the segment in…

  • Citizens at Work

    I couldn’t resist. Here are photos from Saturday’s Streetcar Workshop. See if you can spot the Portland Transport regulars. Thanks to PDOT staff for the photos!