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Impressions from the Green Line
Today was the first VIP ride on the Green Line and I had the chance to join anybody and everybody involved in transportation in the region to ride out to Clackamas Town Center. My biggest overall impression was probably looking at the system map and reflecting on how much of the region is now connected…
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TriMet Goes for Lowest Cost Bridge
As the Daily Journal of Commerce reports, because: “When you look at the two pictures (of the bridge designs), most people can’t tell the difference,” [TriMet spokesperson Mary] Fetsch said. That sounds like something an agency with no elected leadership would say. Sigh.
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Keep up the CRC Pressure
While the Columbia River Crossing project is under pressure from any number of angles, we can’t let up. Please be an active voice in several upcoming open houses: June Open Houses: Tuesday, June 23, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Jantzen Beach SuperCenter, Community Room (across from food court), 1405 N. Jantzen Beach Center, Portland Wednesday,…
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What the Transit Rider’s Union SHOULD be Focusing On
The current murmur is that the Milwaukie Light Rail project is going to need about a $50M injection of capital funding (if anyone has a draft funding plan document, please share it) to complete the local match, which TriMet plans to provide by bonding future payroll tax revenue. Depending on Interest rates, that means something…
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“NO CRC” Ride Pedals Through N/NE Portland
To chants of “12 Lanes – Insane!” I rode with 60 or so other cyclists today on a “No CRC” (Columbia River Crossing) ride as part of Pedalpalooza, the annual bike festival. The ride was a co-production of local cyclists and Rising Tide, a national climate change activism group. Full set of photos after the…