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Your Questions for Neil – “Round 2” – The Videos – Part 4
Here is the final installment of our recent interview with Neil McFarlane, based on questions submitted by the readers of Portland Transport. Today’s Part 4 talks about future projects and other miscellaneous questions. Parts 1 and 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Special thanks to multiple volunteers who have compiled transcripts of these videos.…
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Streetcar One Step Closer to Lake Oswego
The Community Advisory Committee for the Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project has recommended the Streetcar alternative, using Macadam Avenue in Johns Landing. The committee further recommends that the other two major alignment questions, how to route through Dunthorpe (on the existing rail right of way or on Riverwood Rd) and whether or not to…
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Open Houses for Portland-to-Lake Oswego Transit DEIS
From Metro: Metro, along with the cities of Portland and Lake Oswego, Multnomah and Clackamas counties, TriMet and ODOT, have studied transit alternatives to connect Lake Oswego with downtown Portland. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) examines potential impacts and benefits associated with an enhanced bus alternative, streetcar alternative and a no-build alternative where existing…
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Portland to Lake O Transit DEIS Hits the Streets
This has already been noted on the open thread, but here’s the official notice: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND PRELIMINARY SECTION 4(F) ASSESSMENT AVAILABLE; COMMENT DEC. 3, 2010 TO JAN. 31, 2011 What kind of transit might connect the downtown of Lake Oswego and Portland in the future? Find out the alternatives and offer your…