The U.S. Coast Guard has approved a new bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Columbia River, linking Oregon and Washington states, and potentially including Portland TriMet light rail transit service to Vancouver, Wash.
Portland, Ore., Mayor Charlie Hales is stressing to local media that the city’s U.S. leading-edge role in streetcar placement should continue, with additional routes to be added.
Portland, Ore.’s TriMet says it is ready to launch a mobile ticketing app Wednesday, Sept. 4, for TriMet riders with smartphones.
TriMet on Thursday, July 25, 2013 promoted the hypothetical “halfway point” of construction on its Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project, linking the namesake cities in Oregon.
The economic future of Vancouver, Wash., is now in some doubt following the Washington State legislature’s failure to approve state funds for the proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River Crossing (CRC), spanning the namesake river and linking Vancouver with Portland, Ore., by road and TriMet light rail transit.
Portland, Ore.’s TriMet has selected Siemens Mobility to install what is claimed to be the first regenerative “battery” for U.S. passenger rail service, the Sitras Energy Storage Unit, to be placed on the Milwaukie light rail line now under construction.
Restating Oregon’s official position even as the state commits to brinksmanship, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s office continues to insist the proposed $3.4 billion bistate Columbia River Crossing will die if Washington state tries to remove the light rail transit portion from the bridge project, as several Washington state elected officials have attempted.
Washington State legislative Democrats still hope to advance a transportation tax package that would fund up to $8.4 billion of projects statewide, including the contentious Columbia River Crossing (CRC) that would carry road and passenger rail traffic across the namesake river, linking Vancouver, Wash., with Portland, Ore.
A Clackamas County (Ore.) Circuit Court has agreed with a lawyer challenging the wording of a county measure up for vote May 21, involving extending light rail transit 7.3 miles from Portland to Milwaukie, Ore., southeast of Portland.
