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Eastside Streetcar Gets a Little More Real
Update: 06 July 2006: The tour continues – yesterday Portland City Council unanimously approved the locally preferred alternative. But apparently the Milwaukie delegation had visited earlier with their “don’t forget us” message. Commissioner Adams pledged to work to make both projects happen. Update: 30 June 2006: The tour of local governments to approve the Eastside…
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Belated Follow-up
Someone asked in a comment last week what the purpose of the Eastside Transit Analysis project was. I went hunting for the purpose and need statement to give the full set of project goals but couldn’t find it on Metro’s web site. I’ve since gotten the document from Metro (and suggested they put it on…
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Reporting on Willamette Shoreline Transit Workshop
Yesterday’s O had a brief article on the workshop held on Tuesday. The article focused quite a bit on the trail aspect, which is important (I looked at a bike map to see how I might get to the workshop by bike or a bike/bus combo, and concluded you can’t get there!). But my favorite…
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The Economic Development Benefits of Streetcar
This comparison of the development along Streetcar alignments in various cities showed up in my e-mail box this week, courtesy of the national Community Streetcar Coalition. Streetcar Benefits to Investment Start of Service Initial Track Miles Initial System Cost Per Track Mile (Millions) Initial System Cost (Millions)^ Development Investment (Millions)* Return on Investment (%)…
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Lake Oswego/Portland Transit Design Workshop
The project advisory committee for the Willamette Shoreline transit alternatives analysis is holding a community design workshop: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:30 pm-8:30 pm Draft locations for a bus line, rail line, trail and river transit that were developed by the 21-member, citizen project advisory committee will be presented and discussed along with information about…