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Express Streetcar
This has been completely under the radar in the recent discussions of the Burnside/Couch couplet, but one idea Sam Adams shared when he discussed the couplet with the Portland Streetcar, Inc. board of directors was the possibility of having an express option, so that there would be an option of a 15- or 20-minute trip…
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Streetcar Notes
Several notes of interest: The FTA has approved the Project Development Application for the Streetcar Loop in record time. That means the race is now on to assemble the local match by August. The 3 new Czech cars have finished their burn-in mileage and are just waiting for final safety paperwork to clear (back in…
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Making Friends
A nice piece in the Trib about efforts for the Streetcar Loop and Milwaukie Light Rail projects to partner, rather than compete, on raising funds. After all, we’re going to share a bridge – it hardly pays to be shooting at each other :-)
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Cargo Trams
An interesting pilot in Amersterdam moves freight on the city’s tram (Streetcar) network. Apparently one of the keys is separate sidings for loading/unloading. Could it work here? For example, could Intel get product to PDX along with Light Rail corridor?
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Urban Renewal and Streetcar
An article in today’s Trib drills down on TIF (tax increment) funding for the proposed Streetcar Loop. The target is $31M of the $70M of local match coming out of 4 urban renewal districts. This is not a secret, Sam Adams testified to this effect in from of PDC more than 6 months ago. But…