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Should the 70 Be Merged With the 9? Or the 73? Or Something Else?
One of the biggest changes recently proposed by TriMet is the idea of merging the 70 and the NE portion of the 9, creating a new crosstown route connecting Milwaukie, Sellwood/Westmoreland, the inner SE, Lloyd Center, and Alberta. There is map available here. The agency must have anticipated some pushback from riders of the 9…
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How Does Metro Know Where All That Traffic is Going to Go?
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Peter Bosa (Portland Metro) Topic: Metro’s Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model When: Friday, February 10, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204
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TriMet considers Bus Rapid Transit
The latest update of TriMet’s Transit Improvement Plan contains an interesting development: TriMet is considering Bus Rapid Transit on two corridors: • A corridor from downtown Portland to Gresham, generally following Powell Blvd from downtown to around SE 82nd or I-205 and Division St east of SE 82nd or I-205 • A corridor generally following…
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Important Wonkdom: Transportation Planning Rule Update
Guest contributor Heidi Guenin is Transportation Policy Director at Upstream Public Health and a citizen representative on the Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee at Metro. Disclaimer: What you’re about to read is a seriously nerdy transportation update but one that may have a very large impact throughout the state. What’s the Oregon Highway Plan? The OHP…
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The proposed Metro UGB expansion into South Cooper Mountain
In this month’s open thread, it was noted that Metro was considering an expansion of the urban growth boundary, which will be voted on at Thursday’s council meeting. Metro staff proposed a recommendation containing a list of ten sites (three industrial, and seven residential/commercial); of these ten, three were initially endorsed by the acting Chief…