Portland Transport

Category: Projects

  • Data Sheds Light on Burnside Options

    Yesterday afternoon Sam Adams and the consultant team presented the results of the traffic modeling of various alternatives for West Burnside St. from the river to NW 24th to “key stakeholders” (which included some property owners who had never been near the Stakeholder Committee process!). While there are no conclusions, there is some narrowing of…

  • Additional Perspective on the Columbia Crossing Project

    A reader passes along this link to an article in construction industry trade magazine about the Columbia Crossing. Two key points in the article: – Inclusion of transit in the bi-state agreement – Streamlined bi-state process to advance the project more quickly

  • Next Chapter in the Burnside Saga to Unfold Next Week

    Burnside project manager Bill Hoffman visited with the NW District Association transportation committee last week at their request to give an update on the Burnside project. As previously reported, the project is now modeling a new set of alternatives. Bill indicated that the results would be communicated at two meetings later this month: July 17th…

  • TriMet Seeks Input on Web Site Design

    From an e-mail blast from TriMet: We want your opinion! TriMet, Metro and the City of Portland are building a new website to provide the public with timely information about the Portland Mall Light Rail construction project beginning in January 2007. Please help us make the site as useful as possible by taking this brief…

  • New Look Exercise # 6

    See the initial post for the rules and background. Here’s the final set of outcomes. We will know there are housing choices for people of all ages, abilities and incomes when…