Comments on: Oregonian Editorial: New Westside Express Train Horn Noise Problematic http://brooklyn-neighborhood.org/2009/02/16/oregonian-editorial-new-westside-express-train-horn-noise-problematic/ Portland, Oregon Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lance http://brooklyn-neighborhood.org/2009/02/16/oregonian-editorial-new-westside-express-train-horn-noise-problematic/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Lance Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:56:30 +0000 http://brooklyn-neighborhood.org/2009/02/16/oregonian-editorial-new-westside-express-train-horn-noise-problematic/#comment-477 I spoke with Claudia Steinberg from TriMet at today's light rail open house, and she did confirm to me that light rail trains running on the Milwaukie line will have to sound their horns much like the WES trains do on the westside. It will be up to us as area residents to push the City of Portland and TriMet to fully implement Federal Quiet Zones standards. It this doen't happe, then train noise will increase dramatically in the areas near Powell Boulevard and Division Street. Lance Lindahl Chair, Brooklyn Action Corps I spoke with Claudia Steinberg from TriMet at today’s light rail open house, and she did confirm to me that light rail trains running on the Milwaukie line will have to sound their horns much like the WES trains do on the westside.

It will be up to us as area residents to push the City of Portland and TriMet to fully implement Federal Quiet Zones standards. It this doen’t happe, then train noise will increase dramatically in the areas near Powell Boulevard and Division Street.

Lance Lindahl
Chair, Brooklyn Action Corps

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