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A reminder: Transfers Need Frequency
In the recent SW Corridor thread, the prospect of a LRT line connecting Tigard TC with Washington Square and/or Beaverton TC came up. Such a thing is outside the scope of the SW Corridor project as currently defined, but might well be a longer-term project for the metro area. One specific question that came up…
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Updated: SW Corridor Options About to be Narrowed
Update: 3/20/14 Maps of the potential alignments as well as the options proposed for elimination are now available at Metro’s web site. Original Post: 3/19/14 This article on Metro’s site talks about some of the options likely to be removed from consideration in April by the project steering committee. I mourn the tunnel from Hillsdale…
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Your Questions for Neil: The Quintet
If it is spring, it must be time for another round of Your Questions for Neil, the annual feature in which Portland Transport sits down with TriMet general manager Neil McFarlane for a chat on what interests PT readers. This year’s interview will be Wednesday, March 26. This time ’round, the Portland Opera has graciously…
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Metro: CRC Stays in Regional Transportation Plan
Metro staff reported to JPACT this morning (a meeting of local elected officials who pass judgement on regional transportation policy) that the Columbia River Crossing would remain in the version of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) being updated as we speak. The rationale is that the RTP designation is not for a specific project design…
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The (Almost) Ides of March Madness Open Thread
It’s mid-March! Which means that this weekend Caesar will be stabbed, brackets will be filled out, and the weather starts to look like spring. Recently, PT has been focusing on the Columbia River Crossing, but there has been plenty of other transit related news, good and bad of late. Two stories on TriMet ridership. Joseph…