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New Streetcar Vehicles Officially Premiere on Monday
They’re getting their own press event. Details from PDOT: STREETCAR RECEIVES THREE NEW CARS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC (Portland, OR) Three new streetcars have arrived in Portland from the Czech Republic. Join Commissioner Sam Adams on Monday, January 22, at 1:15 pm to see the first of three cars commence testing in preparation for revenue…
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SDC Update Progresses
The 10-year review of Portland’s Transportation System Development Charge program is slogging along. The CAC has released the first cut list of projects that may be eligible for SDC funding. This list will get narrowed, so now is the time to provide your input. I don’t see an online comment form, so I would suggest…
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Update on Columbia Crossing Open Houses
Last night’s open house in Battle Ground was cancelled due to weather. Staff is promising to try to get another event scheduled in Clark County. Meanwhile, since my initial post, another event got added to the schedule: Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 12050 N. Jantzen Dr. (across from Safeway, next to…
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CRC and Land Use
One of the persistent questions being asked about the Columbia River Crossing project is whether it won’t exacerbate the jobs-housing imbalance between the two sides of the river. Staff’s answer is that it won’t, and that this was validated with a modeling run in Metro’s Metroscope tool. I’ve asked staff for a copy of the…