Milwaukie prepping for orange line
Milwaukie city officials are looking to encourage development ahead of the arrival of light rail.
View ArticleSubstantial diversity achieved for orange line construction
TriMet awarded $170 million in contracts to minority-owned firms, women-owned firms or disadvantaged business enterprises for the Portland-Milwaukie light-rail project.
View ArticleRedevelopment in the works near PSU
The Portland Development Commission and Portland State University are teaming up to tackle six sites.
View ArticlePhotos: Green parking garage nearly completed
Skanska USA Building is nearing completion of the Southeast Park Avenue Park & Ride in Oak Grove. The $13.1 million project contains 401 automobile parking spaces, 90 bike spaces, and 7 electric...
View ArticleTriMet planning $12 million worth of station upgrades
TriMet is planning to invest $12 million in security and safety improvements at 14 stations along the MAX light-rail line. The work will take place over five years.
View ArticleStairs to better bridge design
The length of the stairs leading up to a new TriMet pedestrian bridge ultimately helped shape its design.
View ArticleBus drivers influence redesign of TriMet facility
To update a building used by bus drivers, the design team naturally turned to them and others who use the space to learn their needs.
View ArticlePhotos: MAX train traverses Tilikum Crossing
A MAX train crossed the TriMet’s new Tilikum Crossing bridge using its own power for the first time Wednesday. The train began at the new Southwest 4th Avenue/ Lincoln Street station and progressed at...
View ArticlePlanning for Southwest Corridor upgrades
Public comments are being gathered to inform planners working to improve metro-area transportation.
View ArticleBus rapid transit planning under way
Metro’s Powell-Division Transit and Development Project steering committee wants the public to help shape the design of a new bus rapid transit line between Portland and Gresham.
View ArticleMAX orange line: Money saved is money earned
TriMet’s new MAX orange line is nearing completion millions of dollars under budget -- and a portion of those savings will be used to enhance the project.
View ArticlePhotos: TriMet holds first ride on new MAX line
TriMet held the first ride on the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project between downtown Portland and northern Clackamas County Friday. Approximately 500 people rode two of the agency’s new...
View ArticleZidell Yards plan gets PDC board’s OK
The Portland Development Commission’s board on Wednesday approved a resolution to adopt a long-awaited development agreement with ZRZ Realty Co. to develop 33 acres on the waterfront.
View ArticleNew ideas for underneath Interstate 405
A Portland-based firm’s idea to provide transitional housing and services for the homeless under Interstate 405 earned first place in a design competition hosted by the American Institute of...
View ArticleA fine landscape line
The new Tilikum Crossing over the Willamette River is a dramatic visual addition to Portland, but it’s the work of landscape architects that will dominate the sights along the new light-rail Orange...
View ArticlePutting the green in the Orange Line light-rail track
Among the sustainable features TriMet added to the Portland-to-Milwaukie light-rail line is a vegetated trackway featuring a stretch of brightly-colored sedums – hardy, low-maintenance vegetation...
View ArticleElectricians union anticipates surge of work
Now that work has picked up, IBEW Local 48 is preparing to resume training electrician apprentices.
View ArticleASLA Oregon celebrates design excellence
The American Society of Landscape Architects’ Oregon chapter honored firms and individuals at a recent ceremony.
View Article92-year-old Iron Fireman building purchased
The onetime home of two significant Eastside industrial businesses has been sold to an owner committed to preserving the building’s historic character.
View ArticleTilikum Crossing named ACEC Oregon ‘top project’
Tilikum Crossing, the car-free span over the Willamette River built only for light rail trains, streetcar trains, buses, cyclists and pedestrians, won both Project of the Year and People's Choice Award...
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