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Macquarie Bypasses Dundee
According to the Saturday O, Australia-based Macquarie has thrown in the towel on the Newberg-Dundee bypass project. Apparently ODOT has concluded that there is too much opposition to tolling Highway 99, which parallels the proposed new facility, and without tolls both routes, there is insufficient revenue to make the project fly.
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Seventy “Citizen Planners” Plot Streetcar Future
On Saturday morning, seventy community members spent three hours at PSU brainstorming potential future corridors as an informal kick-off to the City-wide rail plan process that will formally launch in September. A few common themes emerged: Heading north on MLK or Williams/Vancouver to Alberta or Killingsworth Heading east on Hawthorne, Division or Woodstock, ultimately connecting…
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Updated: Help Vision Portland’s Streetcar Future
Update: The workshop is tomorrow! RSVP today if you haven’t already… Update: Venue changed – now at the PSU Smith Center Get on board and join Commissioner Sam Adams for a brainstorming session to discuss the future of streetcars in Portland. In addition to learning more about the current and future plans for streetcar corridors,…