Another Streetcar for Portland

[Metro Jacksonville]

Another Streetcar for Portland



While Jacksonville prepares for the opening of State Road 9B, Portland expands its streetcar outside of downtown.


Full Article
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-dec-another-streetcar-for-portland

[TPC]

I was in Portland for the first time a few months ago and I found getting around on the rails pretty easy.

[tufsu1]

forget about SR 9B...what about the $250+ million that FDOT is allocating to ROW acquisition for the next phase of the Outer Beltway (SR 21 to I-95)

[thelakelander]

Those property owners who plan to develop their land around the future Outer Beltway aren't donating ROW?

[tufsu1]

not according to the draft FDOT Work Program

[ricker]

Those property owners who plan to develop their land around the future Outer Beltway aren't donating ROW?

Though the old adage (for now) remains true, one cannot choose their family, and not to be a major ass - but certainly you are being facetious?

please do not misunderstand me.  Imho, I just do not think we need this outer (cassatt) outer(295) outer (fcob)bypass unless it is for rail first, when our core and inner ring is not even on life support!

&9b.
WhyWhen the interchange for  Racetrack and95 could largely be a fix much like collins/295.

Oh thatsright the rich get richer, two tier society here we come with Nitrous fed allwheeldrive and supercharged watercooled twin-turbos glowing