[BWNA] Fwd: Streetcar Open House Invitation

[Bill Markwart]

Bill Markwart
wemarkwart at aol.com

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "janel sterbentz" <janel at portlandstate.org>
> Date: November 7, 2007 7:35:25 PM PST
> To: president at bwna.org
> Subject: Streetcar Open House Invitation
>

> Hello Bill,
>
> I spoke with you on Wednesday night to invite you and others from  
> the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association to the Portland  
> Office of Transportation Streetcar Open House. At the open house you  
> will learn about the future of Streetcars in Portland, and provide  
> input on where you would like to see future Streetcar lines. We hope  
> to see you there.
>
> Downtown
> Lincoln High School Cafeteria
> 1600 SW Salmon St.
> 4:30 to 7:00 pm
> November 13
>
> Eastside
> Grant High School Library
> 2245 NE 36th Ave
> (at NE Tillamook)
> 4:30 to 7:00 pm
> November 15
>
> More Information:
>
> This October we kicked off a ten-month planning process to create a  
> Streetcar System Plan (SSP). The SSP is a big picture look at the  
> City of Portland's transportation network and how the Streetcar can  
> fit into the future system. As Portland grows we want to sustain our  
> vibrant and walkable main streets and neighborhoods, and provide  
> more transportation options.
>
> •    At the Open House, the Primary Transit Index map will be on dis 
> play. The PTI is one tool the project will use to look at potential  
> streetcar corridors. For a corridor to be chosen for streetcar it mu 
> st meet three major criteria: 1) adequate ridership, or ridership po 
> tential 2) development potential along the corridor 3) public suppor 
> t for the changes necessary to make a successful streetcar corridor.
>
> •    After these open houses there will be another set of public mee 
> tings in February 2008 to discuss the set of promising corridors ide 
> ntified by the first round of technical analysis.  At this point the 
>  identified corridors will reviewed by self-organized community grou 
> ps to assess whether there is public support for the types of change 
> s necessary for a successful streetcar corridor.
>
> •    A final set of open houses will be held in the Spring to discus 
> s the short list of promising streetcar options. Final decisions reg 
> arding exactly where and when specific corridors will be built will  
> be determined over many years after this process is completed.
>
> For more information visit http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=efhff
> or contact Patrick Sweeney at 503-823-5611 or email patrick.sweeney at pdxtrans.org
>
> -- 
> Janel Sterbentz
>
> (503) 867-9294
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