METRO SW CORRIDOR PLAN
TriMet and Metro presentation and discussion of the Metro SW Corridor Plan. Metro guest speakers Brian Harper and Anthony Buzcek as well as TriMet guest speaker Kelly Betteridge will talk about the latest plans to build a high capacity transit line with a MAX light-rail or rapid bus line system from downtown Portland to Tualatin Bridgeport area. They are also considering a “cut and cover” or “bored tunnel” between Barbur Boulevard and PCC- Sylvania along Capitol Highway.
To learn more about the above plans, neighbors can read more about it and view the map at:
www.swcorridorplan.org
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/southwest-corridor-plan
www.oregonmetro.gov/swcorridormap
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/SWCP-PCCoptions-SurveyBackground-20150917.pdf
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/southwest-corridor-steering-committee-adjusts-decision-schedule-retains-april-target
Metro’s SW Corridor Options to connect PCC Sylvania to High Capacity Transit:
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/SWCP-PCCoptions-SurveyBackground-20150917.pdf
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/southwest-corridor-steering-committee-adjusts-decision-schedule-retains-april-target
TriMet’s The Future of Southwest Transit website:
http://future.trimet.org/southwest/refined-draft-vision
Other informative articles can be found at:
http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2015/10/southwest_corridor_recommendat.html
http://portlandtribune.com/scc/103-news/279272-153699-decisions-on-corridor-mode-pcc-sylvania-tunnel-delayed
Articles related to the ODOT’s Barbur Blvd Road Safety Audit, October 2015
www.barbursafety.org and http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/Pages/OR99WBarburSafetyAudit.aspx/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/Pages/OR99WBarburSafetyAudit.aspx
Actual Report:
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR99W%20Barbur%20Safety%20Audit/BarburRSAFinal.pdf and
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR99W%20Barbur%20Safety%20Audit/BarburRSAAppendices.pdf
Portland Tribune Article: