The Brooklyn and Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Associations wish to share the good news that a commitment to the pursuing a Quiet Zone is clearly spelled out in TriMet’s Conceptual Design Report. See the report at: Portland-Milwaulkie Light Rail Conceptual Design Report – index to the full report View the Conceptual Design Report Clinton Street, Rhine Street and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Transportation'
Brooklyn Neighborhood Trains Quiet Zone Update
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Brooklyn Action Corps · Freight Trains
Upcoming Town Hall with Senator Diane Rosenbaum and others
September 8th, 2009 · No Comments
TOWN HALL NOTICE: Please join Senator Diane Rosenbaum, Representative Carolyn Tomei, Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury and METRO Councilor Carlotta Collette for a joint town hall meeting. Topics include current legislative issues, with a special emphasis on the new state transportation package and what it means for the Sellwood Bridge. We look forward to seeing you all there! [...]
Tags: Neighborhood Event · Transportation · Willamette River
Please Attend this TriMet SE Corridor Light Rail Open House Tuesday March 10, 5:30-7:30PM
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Title: TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Open House Location: St. Philip Neri Church, 2804 SE 16th Ave., Portland Link out: Click here Description: Please join us at this open house for a progress report on the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project. Topics will include the new Willamette River transit bridge, engineering, the project timeline and the Final Environmental [...]
Tags: Brooklyn Action Corps · Freight Trains · Transportation
OREGONIAN: Tualatin May Have to Wait Two Years for MAX Quiet Zone
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Wednesday, March 04, 2009 BRAD SCHMIDT The Oregonian Staff Tualatin policymakers hope to use federal stimulus money as part of a new and cheaper plan to eventually end the use of train horns by TriMet’s Westside Express Service. City officials now say they can create a citywide quiet zone for about $2.5 million, half the [...]
Tags: Brooklyn Action Corps · Freight Trains · Transportation
Oregonian Editorial: New Westside Express Train Horn Noise Problematic
February 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The brand new Westside Express commuter rail gets high marks–except for the unanticipated consequence of a huge increase in horn noise required by federal railroad rules… A rude awakening for Tualatin, and for TriMet by Editorial Board, The Oregonian Monday February 16, 2009 The Westside Express Service is a welcome addition to the region, but [...]
Tags: Brooklyn Action Corps · Freight Trains
A Train Horn Every 7 Minutes? Act Now
January 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Members of the Hosford Abernethy and Brooklyn Neighborhood Associations met Tuesday, January 13 to discuss train noise and traffic issues associated with existing freight trains and anticipated light rail trains along the rail corridor between OMSI and the Brooklyn Yards. The following is a summary of our current understanding of the laws and policies regarding [...]
Tags: Brooklyn Action Corps · Freight Trains · Transportation
TriMet Launches New Milwaukie MAX Website
November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
photo credit: eyeliam TriMet has launched ther new website for the Portland to Milwaukie MAX light rail project. This new site can be accessed at http://www.trimet.org/pm/
Tags: Brooklyn Action Corps · Transportation
Eastside Streetcar to Start Construction in June 2009
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Portland City Commissioners have voted to spend $6.3 million dollars to help jump start the planned eastside extension of the popular Portland Streetcar. Current plans call for a new line to be built from the existing line in the Pearl District, across the Broadway Bridge to the Rose Quarter and the Lloyd District before heading [...]
Tags: Transportation
Fed Up with Honking Trains?
August 2nd, 2008 · 31 Comments
Over the last couple of years, the frequency of freight trains using the Union Pacific railroad tracks that run between the Brooklyn train yards and the OMSI area has increased dramatically. Federal legislation now allows communities to establish residential quiet zones to mitigate this unwanted noise. Let’s use the opportunity of the upcoming light rail construction to retrofit the crossings with upgraded gates so we can establish a residential quiet zone and finally get a good nights sleep.
Tags: Freight Trains
Editorial:Where in the world is Maria Rojo de Steffey?
August 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Commuters in and around the Brooklyn Neighborhood found an even worse than usual evening commute on Thursday, July 31st. A large water main at SE 11TH Avenue and Tacoma streets, broke and caused an emergency closure of the aging Sellwood Bridge. Traffic along Tacoma Street, Milwaukie Avenue, Powell Boulevard, McLoughlin Boulevard, the Ross Island Bridge and [...]
Tags: Transportation