Portland transit mall project wins national ASLA award
Portland’s ZGF-designed Mall Revitalization Project was awarded an Award of Excellence in General Design from the American Society of Landscape Architects this week.
Construction to start on Portland-Milwaukie light rail with tree removal
Construction work will start Monday at 7 a.m. on a portion of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project on Southwest Lincoln Street between First and Fourth avenues.
Portland-Milwaukie light rail project meeting this Thursday
Though I appreciate TriMet‘s efforts to inform Portland residents about the Portland-Milwaukie light-rail project through its Bridgeview video series, I’m still hankering for more information about the project. Looks like […]
Businesses that serve public transit not doing so hot
A study released today by the American Public Transportation Association highlights how private-sector businesses serving public transit needs hit flat or declining revenues over the past year due to a host of challenges.
Clackamas County residents won’t renege on light rail contribution (though they’d like to)
At its business meeting yesterday, the Board of Commissioners rejected the vote. Not exactly surprising: when I spoke to them a couple weeks ago, county staff seemed pretty confused that the commissioners would even schedule a meeting to talk about taking a county-wide vote, since they had already signed an Intergovernmental Agreement with TriMet and it was pretty much too late to go back.
MAX hits rider milestone, but at what cost?
The red line has delivered me and millions more from the airport to our respective first impressions of Stumptown. TriMet officials today celebrated the red line's 10 million riders in 10 years mark.
Committee to discuss transit-oriented development, land-use planning
If you're interested in learning of future developments in the Portland-metro area's public transit system, you might want to check out the Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee meeting this Friday.
Historic locomotive house gets OK from Portland City Council
Portland City Council unanimously passed the package of ordinances restructuring the loan and securing the new site for the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation engine house to be built near OMSI.
Proposed federal transportation cuts would be ‘catastrophic’
Transportation project funding in Oregon would take a hit if a congressman's proposal for federal cuts were passed. The proposal recommends a 35 percent decrease in allocations, to between $215 and $230 billion over six years.
What’s not to love about this giant baby-faced deer statue?
This makes me so sad. According to the O, Milwaukie residents are all up in arms about the public art proposed to go in at the final stop of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Line.
Portland-Milwaukie Light-Rail project video series?
To help educate the public and assuage the fears of those who think the light-rail project is a flawed idea, TriMet on Monday released episode one of its "Bridgeview" series, a so-called behind-the-scenes look at how and why the light-rail line will be constructed.
Clackamas County residents try to stop Portland-Milwaukie light rail
Clackamas County is facing opposition to its plan to create an urban renewal area that would help fund its $25 million contribution to the Portland-Milwaukie Light-Rail project.
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