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Title: Another Streetcar for Portland
Post by: Metro Jacksonville on December 06, 2012, 03:09:00 AM
Another Streetcar for Portland

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


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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-dec-another-streetcar-for-portland
Title: Re: Another Streetcar for Portland
Post by: TPC on December 06, 2012, 08:14:33 AM
I was in Portland for the first time a few months ago and I found getting around on the rails pretty easy.
Title: Re: Another Streetcar for Portland
Post by: tufsu1 on December 06, 2012, 09:19:02 AM
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)
Title: Re: Another Streetcar for Portland
Post by: thelakelander on December 06, 2012, 09:28:52 AM
Those property owners who plan to develop their land around the future Outer Beltway aren't donating ROW?
Title: Re: Another Streetcar for Portland
Post by: tufsu1 on December 06, 2012, 10:14:21 AM
not according to the draft FDOT Work Program
Title: Re: Another Streetcar for Portland
Post by: ricker on December 08, 2012, 01:34:50 AM
Quote from: thelakelander on December 06, 2012, 09:28:52 AM
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