Brooklyn Neighborhood

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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