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Rethinking bus service in Gresham and East County
This past week, TriMet released its first draft proposal for improved bus service in East County (essentially, anything east of Interstate 205 and north of Mt. Scott). Like the recently similar proposal for the SW Metro area, the new Eastside Plan is an effort being done in parallel with a rapid transit project (the Powell/Division…
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Metro Releases SW Corridor Map Tool, Forum at Wilson High
Metro has released an online map tool, designed to let the community comment on the SW Corridor Plan through May 22nd. Comments will be shared with the project Steering Committee. There is also a community forum scheduled Tuesday, May 12th at Wilson High School, from 6-8:30pm.
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New info on the Southwest Corridor options
Lately, the Powell/Division project has been getting much of the press, with significant public outreach in advance of next week’s Steering Committee meeting. But the Southwest Corridor project–a project that is on a far longer timetable–has been making some advances as well. This past week, three new documents were published by the project team: A…
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Map Your Way Down Powell/Division
In my Planning Commissioner role, I have a chance to see how an enormous number of people respond to the Comprehensive Plan “Map App” as a convenient and understandable way to give input on the plan. Now Metro has followed Portland’s lead, and you can give your comments on the Powell-Division transit corridor (and the routing…
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BRT 101 by Metro
Metro is holding an “introduction to BRT” session next week as part of the Powell/Division Corridor process: December 1: Catch a sneak preview of the future of transit Metro invites you to a sneak preview of our region’s transit future. The popcorn’s on us. Monday, Dec. 1, noon to 1 p.m. Clinton Street Theater 2522…