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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 26 September 2008 - 12:33 PM

From Tualatin, OR Times, 9/25/08:

TIGARD – Is high-capacity transit down the Barbur-99W corridor in Tigard’s future? If the City Council had its way, light rail, commuter rail, rapid bus transit and streetcars would be transporting commuters through the city tomorrow.


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Posted 11 November 2012 - 11:46 AM

Oregonian, Portland, OR, 11/6/12:

Light rail measure has passed by 81.14 percent to 18.86 percent.

The measure, 34-203, requires a public vote prior to increasing local taxes or fees or imposing new ones to fund light-rail construction and expansion. It would expire after 10 years.

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I haven't heard of LRT proposals for Tigard before. Tigard already has TriMet's WES commuter rail service, which feeds passengers into MAX light rail for the trip to Portland. Would this be a feeder to a feeder?


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Posted 04 January 2014 - 11:45 AM

Washington County rapid transit forum scheduled amid Tigard ballot measure battle

An upcoming vote in Tigard has the potential to derail years of planning for beefed-up public transportation in southeast Washington County.


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Posted 08 September 2014 - 06:51 PM

The Tigard City Council, including Mayor John Cook, was unified against a ballot measure passed earlier this year that requires the city to officially oppose the construction of new high-capacity transit projects without a public vote.


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Posted 08 September 2014 - 06:55 PM

Interesting. But I am wondering if this light rail they propose will replace WES, the existing DMU service running between Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, and Wilsonville. The photo in the article I believe is a TriMet WES DMU.


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Posted 17 September 2014 - 12:53 PM

Light rail in Tualatin: Residents passing ballot measure requiring public vote on projects

Tualatin voters in a Tuesday night special election were overwhelmingly passing Ballot Measure 34-220, which would prohibit the city from using its resources on the financing, design, construction or operation of light rail without first getting voters' approval.

Partial returns posted just after 8 p.m. showed that nearly 75 percent of more than 2,800 city residents voted "yes." Turnout was under 25 percent.


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Posted 13 October 2015 - 09:03 AM

 

 

Southwest Corridor recommendation: No light rail stop in Tualatin?

If light rail is chosen in February as a way to connect Portland's waterfront with the region's southwest suburbs, stops in downtown Tualatin won't be part of the plan. 

A committee helping map the so-called Southwest Corridor unanimously made that recommendation Monday. A final decision eliminating Tualatin's downtown from light rail, as well as one choosing between light rail and bus rapid transit to serve the heavily traveled corridor, is expected in February.

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 11:17 AM

Tualatin and Tigard are already served by the WES diesel commuter rail line, but that only runs limited rush hour trips on weekdays, and is dependent on other light rail lines connecting with it in Beaverton.  I don't know if a Southwest LRT line is intended to replace WES or operate in tandem with it.



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Posted 10 May 2016 - 09:43 AM

 

 

Committee picks light rail for SW Corridor transit project

 

A steering committee has picked light rail to link downtown Portland and Tigard, and opted to ditch a plan that would have called for a tunnel to serve Portland Community College's Sylvania campus.

http://www.oregonliv...t_rail_for.html



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Posted 12 May 2016 - 06:41 PM

Progressive Railroading, 5/12:

 
Portland panel favors more light rail over BRT

A steering committee representing seven Oregon municipalities, transit officials and the Oregon Department of Transportation voted Monday to advance consideration of a proposed light-rail service over bus rapid transit (BRT) between Portland, Tigard and a shopping center in Tualatin.

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While BRT would be less expensive to build, ridership projections showed that it would reach full rush-hour capacity within 10 years. Also, a staff analysis found that BRT would be less reliable and cost more per rider to operate than light rail in the corridor.

 

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