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Is the Yellow Line the best rapid transit connection to Vancouver?
While the CRC and its design remain a topic of hot controversy, one of the key design elements is the extension of light rail, specifically the Yellow Line, into Vancouver. Many in Portland insist on it. Many in Vancouver are just as opposed, considering light rail an expensive boondoggle. Currently, the only through services between…
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Mayor Unveils West Burnside Ideas
Mayor Adams posted a letter on his web site today, outlining stripped down alternatives for treatment of West Burnside Street. The focus is a much-reduced project, $18M rather than the original $80M. And it does not include streetcar: We completed the 25-year Citywide Streetcar Strategy. It showed me the need to prioritize streetcar extensions on…
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CRC Parking Spaces at $55K Each
The Columbian is reporting that the three park-and-ride structures for the Light Rail component of the Columbia River Crossing will cost $158M to $178M (divide that by the 2,890 spaces to get the cost per space). That’s between 18 and 20% of the $850M cost of the Light Rail project. “The structures themselves are literally…
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Cascade Policy Institute ?s MAX Light Rail?
Update: The FTA has responded to Cascade’s letter, and disagrees with Cascade’s contention that the MAX Green Line is out of compliance with the Full Funding Grant Agreement. The FTA’s response is here. Quoting from the response: In recent years, TriMet, like many transit agencies across the country, has been impacted by the decline in…
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Transit Appliance Hits the Conference Circuit
I’m happy to report that the Transit Appliance is garnering interest in the Open Source world. I’ll be presenting at both the Open Source Bridge conference this week and at the Open Source Convention (OSCON) next month, both here in Portland. OSBridge is being held at the Eliot Center in downtown Portland and my presentation…