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Averbeck attribution in Southwest
Corridor Plan story incorrect
Regarding, “Southwest Corridor Plan:
Should future light rail run along Barbur
Boulevard or Interstate 5?” by Erik
Vidstrand, The Post, August 2017.
I recently read an article regarding
the Southwest Corridor in the August
2017 edition of the Southwest Portland
Post.
The article discussed the July 10
meeting of the Community Advisory
Committee at Portland Community
Village Offices
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EDITORIAL
College Sylvania, focused on
alignment options on Barbur
Boulevard vs. Interstate 5.
The text describes a discussion
between Matt Binh and myself
[regarding safety for bicyclists and
pedestrians along Barbur Boulevard].
This discussion is inaccurate, actually
impossible, because I did not attend
the July 10 committee meeting. I was
out of town on this date.
Marianne Fitzgerald (my alternate
on the committee) attended the
meeting. I discussed this issue with
Fitzgerald—she did not express the
comments attributed to me.
We respectfully request a printed
correction in a future issue.
Roger Averbeck
Editor’s Note: While the quotation
was accurate, we apologize for the
misattribution. Evidently, another
member of the committee was quoted
by our reporter. We regret the error.
October 2017
story in The Post’s August 2017 issue,
“Southwest Corridor Plan: Should
future light rail line run along Barbur
Boulevard or Interstate 5?”
There are three route options under
consideration in Southwest Portland
south of Terwilliger Boulevard. The
light rail could run:
• in the center of Barbur Boulevard,
with two auto lanes on either
side,
• next to Interstate 5, or
• it could transition at some point
from one to the other
For any of these rail options,
the project proposes continuous
sidewalks and bike lanes along
Barbur Boulevard from downtown
through Southwest Portland.
To help pay for that work, we will
apply for federal funds which may
cover up to 50 percent of the cost.
The Federal Transit Administration
is supportive of station access
investments as part of a light rail
project.
Finally, we believe the attribution
of several quotes and comments in
the article to be inaccurate.
Many of these statements were
made at the community advisory
committee meeting, but not always
by the individual cited. We simply
request that your readers not assign
specific statements with the people
named in the article.
The project team will be in
Southwest Portland this fall and is
eager to answer your questions. Find
us at the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market
on October 22nd. Or follow us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/
swcorridor
Chris Ford
Southwest Corridor Project Manager
Metro
Metro project manager
comments on Southwest Corridor
Plan story
The Southwest Corridor project is
studying improvements, including
light rail, that could make getting
around Southwest Portland easier,
safer and more reliable for everyone.
The project team would like to
thank the Southwest Portland Post
for following this important project
and we encourage readers to contact
us anytime with their questions or
comments. Project background and
contract information is on the project
website: www.swcorridorplan.org
The project team would like to
clarify a few topics discussed in a
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