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LO Streetcar project “suspended”
Allan got here first in the the open thread, but The Oregonian is reporting that the Lake Oswego/Portland transit project has been “suspended”. Last night, the Lake Oswego city council indicated that they would not support the project, and Portland mayor Sam Adams announced this morning that the project was being suspended. Adams indicated that…
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The Non-intuitive Math of the Lake Oswego Streetcar
This morning the Oregonian editorialized against further development of the Lake Oswego to Portland streetcar project, citing the cost. That’s the new cost estimate of $208M (not including the value of the right-of-way we already own), not the $400M+ estimate that came out of the last round of the NEPA process. Without getting into an…
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LO Streetcar “on hold” until 2012:
Clackamas County board of commissioners vote to place LO Streetcar “on hold” until 2012.
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UPDATE: LO City council conditionally approves LO Transit project
Lake Oswego City Council meeting to decide on LO Transit project.
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The Oregonian article on the Lake Oswego streetcar
Oregonian front page article on the Lake Oswego transit project.