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PORTLAND STREETCAR SYSTEM CONCEPT PLAN
45-day Public Comment Period, July 1 - August 14, 2009
CITY SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED STREETCAR SYSTEM CONCEPT PLAN From July 1, 2009 through August 14, 2009, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is inviting public comments on the Public Review Draft of the Portland Streetcar System Concept Plan (SSCP). During the 45-day public comment period, Portlanders are invited to share their reactions to the plan with city staff. On August 11, 2009 the Portland Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the plan, and it will go to City Council on September 9.
The Public Review Draft of the Portland Streetcar System Concept Plan will be available from July 1st until August 14, 2009. Click here to download a copy of the report (5 MB, pdf). You will need a copy of Adobe Reader to open the file. A free version of the Adobe Reader can be downloaded by clicking here. Paper copies of the report can be viewed at each City Neighborhood Coalition office and at Multnomah County Libraries in the City of Portland. An online comment form is available by clicking here. Comments on the report can also be e-mailed to portlandstreetcarplan@pdxtrans.org.
Comments can also be mailed to: Patrick Sweeney, SSCP Project Manager Portland Bureau of Transportation 1120 SW 5th Ave., #800 Portland, OR 97204
Supplemental Technical Reports
To view or download copies of SSCP Supplemental Technical Reports, click on the links below: A - Screening and Evaluation Methodology Report B - Screening and Evaluation Results by Phase (Matrices and Maps) E - Streetcar's Influence on Portland Neighborhoods Additional Appendices to the Public Involvement Report will be available July 10.
The Project The Streetcar System Concept Plan (SSCP) is a 20 to 50 year long range planning study that will identify transit corridors in the City of Portland with the highest potential for more detailed analysis in the future.
The Bureau of Transportation and the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, coordinating with Metro, TriMet, and other City bureaus will use this study to look at how transit infrastructure investments can work with pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development projects to create more walkable and sustainable neighborhoods.
The Goal The goal of the SSCP is to identify an interconnected citywide system of streetcar corridors integrated with the City's transportation and land use network. The Portland Streetcar System Concept Plan can play a key role in shaping the City by:
It may take a few years before any potential streetcar corridors identified in the final Streetcar System Concept Plan will advance to the level of more detailed analysis and study.
Current Streetcar Projects In the near term, the current streetcar projects in the engineering and planning stages are the proposed Eastside Loop and the Portland to Lake Oswego corridor. Both of these projects are examples of the kind of detailed analysis required for a concept corridor identified in the Streetcar System Concept Plan to move forward. These projects illustrate the level of detailed planning/analysis and design/engineering required before construction can begin.
Please see: Eastside Loop alternatives analysis evaluation report Lake Oswego to Portland transit and trail alternatives analysis
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