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Feds approve Milwaukie LRT EIS (Updated)
A quickie: Michael Anderson at Portland Afoot tweets: “Feds have approved enviro impact statement for MAX line to OMSI, Sellwood, @trimet GM Neil McFarlane says. Will be published Friday.” More to come, certainly, on Friday.
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Under New Management: TriMet and the Trust Gap
What ought to be of concern to TriMet’s riders and supporters was Friday’s front page article by Joseph Rose, who covers the transportation beat for the paper. The title says it all: Will TriMet bond measure get the support of those who actually ride TriMet? In the article, Rose (who is quite knowledgeable on the…
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Oregonian opposes TriMet bond measure 26-119
In this morning’s Oregonian, the editorial board came out against Measure 26-119, the TriMet sponsored bond measure which would continue the soon-to-expire Westside MAX bonds, in order to pay for numerous enhancements to the bus system, particularly to help out the disabled.
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Recalibration? Milwaukie Light Rail gets 50%, not 60% federal match.
TriMet issued a press release today noting that the FTA has expressed strong support for the Milwaukie Light Rail project, but only committed to a 50% match, rather than 60% as has been customary in the past for light rail projects in our region. The reasons listed were: TA New Starts share could be no…
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Milwaukie Light Rail Gains an Opponent
Apparently, Allen Alley, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, has decided that Light Rail is a good wedge issue. He has announced his opposition to the Milwaukie Light Rail project.