2 • The Southwest Portland Post
EDITORIAL
February 2015
Hillsdale lobbies Metro steering committee for future transit stations
SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PLAN
By Janet Goetze
The Southwest Portland Post
Neighborhood leaders are urging
residents and business people to
tell a Metro steering committee that
Hillsdale needs transit stations in
the Southwest Corridor Plan, which
stretches from downtown Portland to
Washington County suburbs.
The steering committee will meet
in Hillsdale at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at the
Watershed Building community room
at Southwest Bertha Court and Capital
Highway. The entrance is in a causeway
between the buildings.
The Southwest Corridor is growing
in population and in road congestion,
according to Metro studies. The transit
system needs upgrading to meet
growth pressures, and improvements
also are needed for pedestrian and
bicycle safety, the studies indicate.
Metro and TriMet are studying
options for light rail or bus rapid transit,
which are quicker and more frequent
buses using their own roadway or
running in mixed traffic. One question
under consideration is whether to
choose one mode or a combination of
bus and rail.
Earlier in the planning, the steering
committee decided to keep high
capacity transit off Oregon 99W south
of Portland and not to extend it to
Sherwood or King City. However, a
specific route hasn’t been selected.
No matter which transportation
mode is selected, stops are needed in
Hillsdale, said Glenn Bridger, chairman
of the neighborhood transportation
committee.
Without one or two, he said, “It
could affect the Hillsdale Town Center
economy and home values. This could
have great significance for people.”
Over the next year, the steering
committee of mayors and public
agency officials will gather comments
on transit proposals from a variety of
groups. The represented jurisdictions
include Southwest Portland, Tigard,
Tualatin, Sherwood, Beaverton,
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Multnomah Boulevard needs
new multi-use paths from
40th to Garden Home Road
I’m very excited to see the changes
to SW Multnomah Blvd. The new
sidewalk by the west-bound side of
the road will separate bicycle and
pedestrian traffic near the Capitol
Highway bridge.
That area underneath the bridge
had lots of Himalayan blackberry in
recent years which prevented parking,
anyway.
Multnomah Village doesn’t need any
Durham, King City and other areas of
Multnomah and Washington counties.
Also participating in the planning is the
Oregon Department of Transportation.
Controversy over the idea of a
transportation plan already has
surfaced. Last year, Tigard residents
approved a measure requiring their city
council to seek voter approval for “high
capacity transit,” whether rail or bus,
before spending any funds on plans.
Tualatin residents passed a measure
requiring a vote only on light rail.
additional parking except for some
more spots designated as handicap.
The boulevard now needs multi-use
paths that look like bicycle cycle tracks
between Southwest Garden Home
Road and 40th Avenue to accommodate
both pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
The cycle track design would also
allow automobiles to drive over onto
it when emergency vehicles are racing
on the boulevard.
Rick Kappler
Raleigh Hills
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