Japanese dignitaries gain education in urban planning
Officials recently had an opportunity to share with Japanese visitors how Portland is benefiting from past decisions about urban planning.
View ArticleTilikum Crossing gaining its share of traffic
The Tilikum Crossing, since opening Sept. 12, is approaching the 2 million mark for passenger traffic.
View ArticleNewsmakers 2016: Kiewit Infrastructure West Company
The opening last year of the long-awaited Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, followed four years of careful design, planning, tight deadlines and close cooperation -- and Kiewit Infrastructure...
View ArticleBig light-rail maintenance project on tap
TriMet is preparing to tackle three track improvement projects on a stretch of First Avenue in downtown Portland, in what will be its largest disruption to service in years.
View ArticleMinority-owned firm not an overnight success
Raimore Construction is tackling a $6.7 million project for TriMet -- the regional transit authority's largest contract awarded to a minority-owned firm.
View ArticleTriMet approves two contracts with Howard S. Wright
TriMet’s board of directors approved two construction contracts with Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company (HSW) at its monthly meeting on Wednesday – one addressing its stock of aging elevators...
View ArticleCosts grow for parking garage planned near hotel
The Portland Development Commission has amended its development agreement with Mortenson Development for a planned parking garage to serve the new hotel near the Oregon Convention Center.
View ArticleWorking to polish the Jade District
A Southeast Portland neighborhood is receiving much-needed attention from the city and advocacy groups.
View ArticleMinority-owned firm lands big city contract
This month, the city of Portland awarded Raimore Construction a $1 million contract – the largest ever issued by the city to a minority-owned firm.
View ArticleDesign Commission weighs in on stadium plans
The Portland Design Commission gave its first impressions of the proposed $50 million, 4,000-seat expansion of city-owned Providence Park during a design advice hearing on Thursday.
View ArticlePlanning under way to improve Jade District
The Jade District, in Southeast Portland, could look a lot different if ideas presented in an urban design charette come to fruition.
View ArticleFFA chosen to design TriMet’s new justice center
Regional transit authority TriMet has selected FFA Architecture and Interiors to design its new Transit Police headquarters.
View ArticlePreparing to make new connections
A new light-rail route would impact the Southwest Corridor for decades, so choices are being made carefully.
View ArticleUrbanism Next examining future of city planning
Urbanism Next, a University of Oregon initiative, is using a $1 million grant to establish a new center, expanding on work to examine the changes that could come with growth of autonomous vehicles,...
View ArticleEyes trained on the Southwest Corridor
Government officials and business owners in the Portland-metro area are weighing in on route plans for another light-rail line.
View ArticleTriMet project’s landscape work honored
A renovation of TriMet’s Jackson Terminus has won statewide recognition for its landscape features.
View ArticleTransit-related upgrades on tap at Providence Park
Upgrades in materials and components should allow light-rail tracks near Providence Park to serve for up to 30 more years before needing additional overhauls.
View ArticleTriMet spending $22M to improve a host of elevators
TriMet recently kicked off a five-year, $22 million project to replace or upgrade 19 separate elevators serving MAX light-rail platforms and other multilevel facilities run by the agency.
View ArticleDBE-certified contractor lands significant TriMet contract
Raimore Construction has been awarded what eventually could be one of the largest contracts ever given by TriMet to a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in Oregon.
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Ask around the local building community about what public agencies are approaching diversity and inclusion right and you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t mention TriMet. A reputation like...
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