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• Eastside Streetcar to Start Construction in 2010

  Plans to extend the popular Portland Streetcar into the Central Eastside Industrial District took another major step forward this week.  Construction is now scheduled to begin in early 2010 on…

  March 12, 2009

• Brooklyn Light Rail Working Group to Hold First Meeting

  The first meeting of the SE 17TH Avenue Light Rail Working Group will be held on Wednesday, March 11th, at 6:00 PM at the Thelma Skelton Loaves and Fishes Center…

  March 8, 2009

• Saturday March 7 10AM-Town Hall Meeting in Brooklyn-State Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, State Rep. Jules Bailey and State Attorney General John Kroger

  Title: Town Hall Meeting in Brooklyn-Diane Rosenbaum, Jules Bailey and State Attorney General John Kroger Location: SEIU Local 49, 3536 SE 26th Avenue Description: Senator Diane Rosenbaum will be holding…

  March 5, 2009

• Please Attend this TriMet SE Corridor Light Rail Open House Tuesday March 10, 5:30-7:30PM

  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…

  March 4, 2009

• OREGONIAN: Tualatin May Have to Wait Two Years for MAX Quiet Zone

  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…

  March 4, 2009

• Robert Liberty, Nick Fish Are Coming to Brooklyn

  Brooklyn residents will have the opportunity to meet not one, but two of their elected officials in the months to come.  Metro Councilor Robert Liberty will be our guest at…

  February 20, 2009

• Oregonian Editorial: New Westside Express Train Horn Noise Problematic

  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…

  February 16, 2009

• Upcoming Milwaukie MAX Open Houses

  Please attend one of three open houses for a progress report on the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project. Topics will include the new Willamette River transit bridge, engineering, the project timeline…

  February 9, 2009

• Will Southeast Precinct go bye bye?

  As was discussed at the January Brooklyn Action Corps General Meeting, the City of Portland is moving forward with plans to restructure the Portland Police Bureau.  Of particular interest to…

  February 6, 2009

• URGENT: MAX Light Rail Design Input Sought

  A series of very important meetings will be held over the next couple of weeks in regards to the introduction of  MAX light rail and the future design of SE…

  January 13, 2009