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Nov 13,2008
Traffic Woes in the Northwest Hills
by shooter
The Portland Tribune has a good story today about the ongoing traffic problem in the northwest hills. Commuters use Westover and Cornell Roads to bypass the Sunset Highway (HWY 26) and West Burnside on their commutes downtown. Residential streets aren't designed to handle that much traffic, which means residents often have difficulty getting out of their own driveways. Traffic jams 100 cars long can form, forcing residents to enlist family members to block traffic while they back out.
The article highlights a number of proposed alternatives, but it will take a while to select one. A Hillside Neighborhood Association Board member said that the emphasis is on finding a compromise solution that addresses the issue of getting traffic through the area, not just diverting it to another neighborhood. "We want a compromise solution that everyone can live with and really addresses the issue." Commuter River Dams Neig
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Nov 4,2008
Steel Bridge Back in Service
by pearlgirl
The Steel Bridge is now open for MAX and bus service. Earlier this morning during a test lift, the bridge was stuck 10 feet above the deck due to an electrical malfunction with Union Pacific RR equipment.
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Nov 4,2008
Steel Bridge Closed
by pearlgirl
The Steel Bridge has an electrical malfunction that has caused it to remain open. Obviously, it is closed to all traffic. At this time, TriMet does not know when it will reopen. Stay tuned. Shuttle buses will take riders between the Rose Quarter Transit Center and the Old Town/Chinatown stations. The seven bus lines that typically cross the Steel Bridge will use either the Broadway or Burnside bridges. Bus lines: 4-Fessenden, 8-NE 15th Ave, 10-NE 33rd Ave, 33-Fremont, 35-Greeley, 44-Mocks Crest and 77-Broadway/Halsey. Read more at Portland Tribune .
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Nov 3,2008
15 Mashup Tools for Your Local Neighborhood
by dariusmonsef
Want a donut? Want to know if you'll need an umbrella today? Trying to avoid traffic? Want to know if it's safe for your kids to play in the front yard? We'll look a dozen-ish mashups that provide useful, helpful, interesting and fun information about the local area that you you live in. For those asking what a mashup is? The web 2.0 world spawned thousands of social networks and user contributed content sites... The same world has connected even more sites and people with the ability for developers to take the APIs from a couple different sites and mash them together to create new and interesting ways to share information and data. WalkScore | Find What's In a Walkable Distance
"Walk Score shows you a map of what is nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment." Portland rates in their top 10 cities. You can even see their directory of Portl
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"Walk Score shows you a map of what is nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment." Portland rates in their top 10 cities. You can even see their directory of Portl
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Oct 27,2008
Hawthorne Bridge Closure Tomorrow
by Calendar Girl
A damaged cable on the 98-year-old Hawthorne Bridge will be repaired Tuesday morning, closing the bridge to traffic for most of the day. See the Portland Tribune article. Due to the emergency repairs, Multnomah County will be closing the Hawthorne Bridge on Tuesday, October 28 from 9:00am until approximately 1:00pm. Buses that normally use the Hawthorne Bridge will be rerouted to the Morrison Bridge.
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Oct 7,2008
Amber, Aqua, and the Streetcar?
by shooter
No, it's not porno version of " A Streetcar Named Desire ". These will be the names for the streetcar lines once the eastside alignment is operating. The existing South Waterfront to NW 23rd alignment will be named "Amber", and the new eastside alignment will be named "Aqua", according to PortlandTransport . Supposedly, the general family of colors is based on the colors of precious stones. I'm more of a primary color man myself.
PortlandTransport also reports that summer weekday ridership on the "Amber" line was up about 25% over last year. Saturday and Sunday also had record ridership. It amazing what people will do when fuel prices are so high. They'll even take Amber for a ride... Related links: PDOT Extends the Streetcar Survey PDC to Spend $5M for Streetcar Engineering City Council Approves Final Engineering for Eastside Streetcar Loop
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Oct 3,2008
Traffic Advisory for Portland Marathon
by pearlgirl
The 38th annual Portland Marathon will be run on Sunday October 5th, 2008 beginning at 7 AM. Traffic will be impacted throughout the day, and in some cases, certain major thoroughfares will be closed from 6:30AM to 3:00PM or later. Times are approximate and may vary by 15 to 30 minutes. SW Naito Parkway, SW Salmon, SW Broadway, NW Davis, SW 3rd, SW 4th, NW Raleigh, NW Thurman, NW Wardway, NW St. Helens Road, N Willamette Blvd, N Greeley and N Interstate, NW Lovejoy, NW 9th are all impacted by the race to a significant degree throughout the day and should be avoided. The Broadway Bridge is CLOSED to westbound traffic from 10:00am to Noon, and the Morrison Bridge is CLOSED to westbound traffic between 6-8:45am. The Burnside Bridge is CLOSED to westbound traffic between 6:30-9:00am. The St. Johns Bridge will have one lane open to traffic in each direction. The Marathon Course route is closed to all unauthorized vehicular and bicycle traffic. There are no exceptions. WESTSIDE DOWNTOWN
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Oct 2,2008
Closure » N. Vancouver Avenue Bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad
by pearlgirl
Portland Transportation Maintenance Operations will be closing the N Vancouver Avenue Bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad between N Farragut and N Columbia Boulevard for three weeks starting Monday, October 13 through Sunday, November 2 for deck maintenance work. The public is advised that the bridge will be closed to all motorized traffic all days and all hours. Pedestrian traffic will be allowed on the sidewalks at all times, and bicycles may walk their bikes on the sidewalks during the closure. Pedestrians and bicyclists may experience short delays while the work is being performed. Detour signs will direct traffic around the closure. The primary detour route around the bridge is NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between NLombard Street and NE Columbia Boulevard. The bridge is being closed in order to perform deck maintenance work, which consists of installing an epoxy deck overlay. The overlay is intended to seal and protect the wearing surface and the deck reinforc
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Sep 30,2008
2008 Portland Transportation Summit
by pearlgirl
City Commissioner/Mayor-Elect Sam Adams and ODOT Region 1 Manager Jason Tell will address transportation safety representatives and community leaders at Portland's annual Transportation Safety Summit, to be held downtown from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008. What: 2008 Portland Transportation Safety Summit When: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008 Where: The Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland (between Main and Madison), in the Auditorium on the 2nd floor Summit Program 12:00-1:00 p.m. Pre-Summit networking session (optional) Immediately prior to the start of the Transportation Safety Summit will be a networking session with pizza, fruit, and other refreshments served in Room C on the second floor of the Portland Building. 1:00-1:30 p.m . Presentation - "The state of Portland's transportation safety"The Transportation Safety Summit will open with a presentation on the state of Po
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Sep 30,2008
TriMet Adds More Security Measures
by pearlgirl
Includes more police, security cameras and fare enforcement TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen announced further expansion of the agency's security measures, including hiring more police officers, increasing fare inspection, and with the support of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), adding more cameras to MAX stations.Additional TriMet Security Enhancements Hiring 15 police officers, bringing the total number of budgeted officers from 43 to 58, doubling the number of actual officers who were working for the Transit Police Division (TPD) a year ago. Five (5) of the officers will be assigned to the Eastside Precinct for additional coverage every day; three (3) officers will be dedicated to the Westside Precinct; two (2) will be assigned to TPD Central Precinct; five (5) officers will be hired earlier than planned for the I-205/Portland Mall extension that opens in September 2009. Officers will be hired as quickly as police agencies can assign them to TPD. Tri
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