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Portland Streetcar
The Portland Streetcar was designed to fit the scale and traffic patterns of the neighborhoods through which it travels. Streetcar vehicles, manufactured by Skoda-Inekon in Plzen of the Czech Republic, are 2.46 meters (about 8 feet) wide and 20 meters long (about 66 feet), about 10 inches narrower and 1/3 the length of a MAX (TriMet?s light rail system) double car train. They run in mixed traffic and, except at platform stops, accommodate existing curbside parking and loading. The Portland Streetcar is owned and operated by the City of Portland. During construction, neighborhood disruption has been minimized. A unique shallow 12-inch deep track slab design reduces the construction time and utility relocations. Maneuverability of the shorter and narrower Skoda vehicles has allowed the 8-foot wide track slab to be fitted to existing grades, limiting the scope of street and sidewalk reconstruction.
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Aug 30, 2010United Streetcar
by Judy Keen, USA TODAY
August 30th, 2010
A decade ago, the Pearl District in Portland, Ore., was a dicey warehouse area. A streetcar line that opened in 2001 helped transform it into a lively neighborhood with boutiques, condos and restaurants.
"It's very much a walking area, and the streetcar is a big part of that," says Jo Carter, owner of Physical Element, a clothing shop that opened in 2003 along the tracks. She expects an extension of the streetcar line that's being built will bring more people into the area. "We're seeing a real revival," she... read
Portland streetcar success has fueled interest elsewhere - USATODAY.com
The article gives credit where credit isn't due to the Streetcar for development of Pearl. "A streetcar line that opened in 2001 helped transform it into a lively neighborhood with boutiques, condos and restaurants." Sorry that is hogwash. People walk to Pearl and they drive to Pearl but by and large the Streetcar is transportation through the Pearl.
Success? I wonder how success is being defined - is it only a perception not based in reality? It is not a monetary success. It is like all other rail passenger modes of transportation - it doesn't pay for itself relying heavily on subsidies.
I like the Streetcar (and MAX). I don't have a car, and if I did I probably shouldn't be driving. I purposefully - really no other choice - chose twice to locate near light rail. But the peculiar thing is that I avoid riding them preferring to walk. When I live in Old Town I would walk downtown and then later take the Streetcar to Bridgeport Brewery in the Pearl. Later a walk back to Old Town. But I suspect that I am one of the few patrons that arrived at Bridgeport via the Streetcar.
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Aug 30, 2010Sightline Daily
This morning a contractor for the Portland Streetcar blocked a pipe, causing 1,400 gallons of raw sewage to flow directly into the Willamette River. The Bureau for Environmental Services detected the surge of toxins in the water on the east side of the river, just south of the Morrison Bridge at 9:26 am. ...
The article gives credit where credit isn't due to the Streetcar for development of Pearl. "A streetcar line that opened in 2001 helped transform it into a lively neighborhood with boutiques, condos and restaurants." Sorry that is hogwash. People walk to Pearl and they drive to Pearl but by and large the Streetcar is transportation through the Pearl.
Success? I wonder how success is being defined - is it only a perception not based in reality? It is not a monetary success. It is like all other rail passenger modes of transportation - it doesn't pay for itself relying heavily on subsidies.
I like the Streetcar (and MAX). I don't have a car, and if I did I probably shouldn't be driving. I purposefully - really no other choice - chose twice to locate near light rail. But the peculiar thing is that I avoid riding them preferring to walk. When I live in Old Town I would walk downtown and then later take the Streetcar to Bridgeport Brewery in the Pearl. Later a walk back to Old Town. But I suspect that I am one of the few patrons that arrived at Bridgeport via the Streetcar.
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A decade ago, the Pearl District in Portland was a dicey warehouse area. A streetcar line that opened in 2001 helped transform it into a lively neighborhood with boutiques, condos, and restaurants.
Aug 31, 2010The Portland Tribune
The Broadway Bridge is scheduled to partly reopen on Saturday.
The major connection between downtown and Northeast Portland has been closed since early July for construction of the eastside Portland Streetcar loop.
The bridge will reopen on Sept. 4 with one lane of automobile traffic in each ...
Aug 25, 2010Rantings of a Trimet Bus Driver
Aug 9, 2010OregonLive.com: Environmental News
A contractor on the Portland Streetcar project blocked the pipe, sending raw sewage into the river.
Aug 9, 2010The Portland Tribune
When does a green project have the opposite result?
When a contractor working on the eastside Portland Streetcar extension accidently blocks a pipe and dumps 1,400 gallons of raw sewage into the Willamette River.
That's what happened Monday morning, city environmental officials said. The overflow ...
Aug 9, 2010Portland Mercury
- Portland Business Journal
Portland Oregon's aerial tram offers quick and easy transportation from the South waterfront to the Marquam Hill campus of Oregon Health Science University.
TriMet provides public transportation in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area, including most of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. It's easy to get around on TriMet, using our networ...
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