Brooklyn Neighborhood, Portland, Oregon

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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