A preview ride on TriMet’s new Orange Line
I rode the new MAX line. Here are a few thoughts and photos about it.
Portland Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project archives
Sneak peek inside TriMet’s new Orange Line MAX trains
What are the new MAX trains like for bikes?
Far under budget, TriMet’s Orange Line may return tens of millions to federal government
TriMet has been searching for new ways to spend some of the unexpected surplus locally.
Milwaukie approves proposal to demolish downtown buildings for parking lot
Here’s an odd story forwarded to us this afternoon.
Two miles south of Portland, residents see a fresh canvas for car-lite development
People who live near the last stop on the Orange Line want to redevelop their area for low-car life.
First look: New bike facilities open along MAX Orange Line
Lots of new Orange Line MAX bikeway infrastructure is open for business. Here’s how it looks…
New TriMet path carves better route to South Waterfront, but PSU link still awkward
Almost everybody who bikes into the South Waterfront should probably be using this path now.
TriMet re-opens Esplanade path under Tilikum Bridge (photos)
TriMet has re-opened the path on the Esplanade between OMSI and SE Caruthers, which now goes under the new Tilikum Crossing Bridge.
The Orange Line might secretly be Portland’s biggest bike project ever
Even if you don’t count the full $135 million bridge, the light-rail project will also include more than $40 million in bicycling and walking facilities on nearby streets.
Visualizing the cost of local transportation projects
Sometimes it’s hard to visualize these things. So we gave it a shot.
Want to name that bridge? Now’s your chance
What is that new Willamette River bridge going to be called? Starting this morning, the citizens’ committee appointed to decide is asking for ideas.
Your new favorite way to cross SE Powell is open (photos)
Inner southeast Portland’s summer of detours is finishing with an early Christmas present: great big human-friendly new crossings of Powell Boulevard and the nearby railroad tracks at SE 17th.