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TriMet REALLY announces news regarding Type 5 MAX train
No April Fools this time, just news that TriMet has proposed a resolution for the Board of Directors, to authorize a procurement of new Type 5 LRT vehicles, from Siemens. And no, they won’t really consist of 40′ busses tethered to flatbed railcars, as cool as that might sound. :) Siemens, who manufactures the Type…
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Return of the LUFO
The next public vote on the Columbia River Crossing will occur on April 12th at Metro. Metro will take up an amendment to their Land Use Final Order (LUFO) required because of the appeal filed by project opponents. The LUFO, you may recall, is the magical bit of authority the Legislature gave to Metro that…
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Another Voice on Fixing the CRC
PSU Urban Planning expert (and former Planning Commission President) Ethan Seltzer suggests some ways to collectively think our way out of the current Columbia River Crossing mess.
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Your Questions for Neil, Round 3, Part 3 – PMLR
In the third segment (of four) of our conversation with TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane, we discuss the Portland-to-Milwaukie Light Rail project. A transcript of the interview, prepared by Engineer Scotty, follows the jump.
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Anti-LRT petitions being circulated in SW Corridor cities
The Portland Tribune is reporting that groups in four cities which may be affected by the Southwest Corridor project–Tigard, King City, Tualatin, and Sherwood, have filed initiative petitions with respective city governments. (This was previously mentioned in the open thread; now petitions have been filed). The petitions, if able to collect sufficient numbers of signatures…