August 2013
NEWS
The Southwest Portland Post • 3
Light rail or rapid transit would follow 99W from Portland to Tualatin
SW CORRIDOR PLAN
By Lee Perlman
The Southwest Portland Post
In a clearly pro forma vote last
month, Portland metro area govern-
ment officials approved further study
of a light rail or “bus rapid transit”
route from downtown Portland to
Tualatin via Tigard, as well as local
transit projects on or near the route.
The decision was made at a July 22
meeting in Tigard by the Southwest
Corridor Plan Steering Committee,
consisting of representatives of af-
fected local governments and public
agencies such as TriMet. It followed
staff recommendations.
Metro had earlier considered a
wide variety of bus rapid transit op-
tions, including one that would go as
far southwest as Sherwood.
Last month’s resolution specified
that if this mode is selected, 50 to 100
percent of the route would be along
an exclusive right of way. This would
increase the speed of this service, but
also increase the cost of the project
and necessitate the acquisition of
private property.
Metro will also be studying some 81
transportation-related projects, culled
from a list of 500, along the route that
local jurisdictions or communities
have called for.
TriMet Executive Director Neil
McFarlane said that some of the im-
provements, including more frequent
service by his agency, might come in
the short term. “There’s a lot of de-
mand we can meet with a little more
service,” he said.
In contrast, Southwest Neighbor-
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