Monday, November 26, 2007

Tonight: Tuesday Nov. 27th SE Station Open House!


Tonight and tomorrow night, Metro will be hosting an Open House for Light Rail Station Planning in Southeast Portland from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM:


Monday November 26, 2007
Sellwood Middle School Cafeteria

8300 SE 15th Ave.



Tuesday November 27, 2007
OMSI Auditorium

1945 SE Water Ave.



Learn about community ideas from the workshops held in October and share input regarding station area planning.

In Sellwood-Moreland, the station areas are along the SE McLoughlin Blvd alignment. See the Google StreetView links on the sidebar or click on the links below:

SE Harold (proposed)
SE Bybee
SE Tacoma (park & ride)

You still have time to submit station comments to Metro by December 1st, 2007, by emailing trans@metro-region.org or call (503) 797-1756.

For more information and materials for station planning, go here: http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=24974

For more information on SE Light Rail online, go here: www.metro-region.org/southcorridor

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Thursday Oct. 11: Community Workshop on Future Southeast Portland Light Rail Stations

This Thursday, October 11 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM at Sellwood Middle School:

Community Workshop on Future Southeast Portland Light Rail Stations


Thursday October 11, 6 PM to 8:30 PM
Sellwood Middle School Cafeteria
8300 SE 15th Ave.
This workshop will focus on station areas
around SE Harold St., SE Bybee, SE
Tacoma St. off SE McLoughlin Blvd.

Preview documents here: http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=26028

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Metro forming Portland - Milwaukie Light Rail Security Taskforce

Portland - Milwaukie Light Rail Security Taskforce Info

As part of the standardized SDEIS process of acquiring community input, Metro is forming a Safety and Security Taskforce for the Portland – Milwaukie LTR Phase II alignment. Operational traffic safety and security for riders, pedestrians, bikes and automobiles is a key aspect to the design of the light rail stations. Members of the communities where these stations are located often have keen insight into specific safety and security impacts and can provide valuable input for the project and design goals. This committee will run complimentary to the existing CAC committee, but be focused on operational safety and security.

Focus
Operational Safety and Security of SE Light Rail

When
Late September/ October 2007

Kickoff
Tour existing light rail systems with a focus on operational safety and security

Commitment
Meet 2 to 3 times as a committee to plan community meetings/ next steps.

Outcome
The committee will provide recommendations and synthesize a plan for each light rail station on the project route by the end of the SDEIS process in the June/ July 2008 timeframe.

At the close of SDEIS, the committee may chose to continue work throughout the construction/implementation phase of the project


Those interested in participating in the Portland – Milwaukie Light Rail Security Task Force should contact:

Phillip Kennedy-Wong
Sr. Public Affairs Coordinator - Metro
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 797-1755
(503) 797-1799, fax
wongp@metro.dst.or.us
www.metro-region.org

Monday, July 30, 2007

Citizen Advisory Committee July 24th Orientation, SMILE station, The Bee Article

The Citizen Advisory Committee met on July 24th for the initial orientation. Unfortunately, this was the only proposed date which I could not attend due to a previously scheduled business trip. Metro has sent orientation materials which I will be reviewing this week. The next proposed meeting is the August 15th tour of the proposed alignment options.

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The SMILE station has been offered as a central venue for ongoing CAC meetings. As Metro works through the schedule, SMILE station may be selected as the regular meeting location.

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To clarify information published in the The Bee this week, this blog is not an official Metro site. This blog is intended to provide updates and solicit input from the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood during the Citizen's Advisory Committee process. I will continue to post helpful links (to the right side of the blog) to provide resources for the project, which includes the official Metro links.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Downtown MAX service interruption July 27-29, 2007

I got this from the TriMet email list earlier this week:

"MAX service in downtown Portland will be interrupted from 7 p.m., Friday, July 27, through end of day Sunday, July 29, due to construction.

The following stations will be closed: Pioneer Square South, Pioneer Square North, Mall/SW 4th Ave, Mall/SW 5th Ave, Yamhill District.

Red and Yellow Line trains will not serve downtown Portland. Shuttle buses will be running to carry MAX riders to the next open station."


More details here on the TriMet website.


Sunday, June 24, 2007

Welcome to www.southeastmax.org !

Welcome!

Although the Citizen's Advisory Committee for South Corridor Phase II (Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project) is just starting to coordinate orientation and schedules, I thought it would be a good time to put together the online infrastructure to facilitate updates from the Advisory Committee, and public input from the neighborhood. I believe the preferred online platform of choice is a public blog where links can be shared and individuals can post public comments. I also believe that this is the best platform to host an open forum (and it's free!). There are also helpful resource links to the right side of this page.

I look forward to working with our neighborhood and larger community throughout this process!