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Looking to State to Plug Milwaukie Gap?
I heard third hand today that Metro and TriMet made a pitch to the Oregon Transportation Commission today to make a multi-year commitment of flexible funds (Federal I assume) to help close the funding gap on the Portland-to-Milwaukie LRT project. Anyone have first hand details?
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TriMet board approves start of Milwaukie MAX construction
TriMet board votes to fund construction of first stage of MLR, and authorize bonding of payroll tax revenues to finance project
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TriMet and the Trust Gap Part 5: The perfect storm and the $800 million fruit salad
A discussion of TriMet’s finances.
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TriMet and the Trust Gap Part 3: The Planning Role
Today, TriMet held an informal planning session, at which point it was announced that in order to fund MLR, an additional $20 million of operating revenue may be needed to build Milwaukie MAX, as reported by Michael at PortlandAfoot.org. A key word is “may”. This column address a broader issue; that of TriMet’s role in…
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The Oregon gubernatorial election and transit
PortlandTransport.com looks at the Oregon gubernatorial election between Democrat John Kitzhaber, and Republican Chris Dudley, and its potential affect on transit in the Portland area.