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Portland Streetcar
The Portland Streetcar was designed to fit the scale and traffic patterns of the neighborhoods through which it travels. Streetcar vehicles, manufactured by Skoda-Inekon in Plzen of the Czech Republic, are 2.46 meters (about 8 feet) wide and 20 meters long (about 66 feet), about 10 inches narrower and 1/3 the length of a MAX (TriMet?s light rail system) double car train. They run in mixed traffic and, except at platform stops, accommodate existing curbside parking and loading. The Portland Streetcar is owned and operated by the City of Portland. During construction, neighborhood disruption has been minimized. A unique shallow 12-inch deep track slab design reduces the construction time and utility relocations. Maneuverability of the shorter and narrower Skoda vehicles has allowed the 8-foot wide track slab to be fitted to existing grades, limiting the scope of street and sidewalk reconstruction.
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Dec 18, 2008Flickr photos tagged 'portland'
Just Peachy! posted a photo:
The Portland Streetcar going past Jamison Square in the Pearl District. I used a slow shutter speed, so it looks like it's moving fast. But the streetcar actually doesn't move very fast at all. Since it runs along the streets with the cars, it has lots and lots of stops. It makes pretty car sick!
1. As I was pondering in a packed and crowded 15 bus this morning on my way to work, I came to the realization that if Portland gets another professional sports team, a good nickname for the team would be the "Straphangers". It doesn't have the nice ring as Brooklyn (Trolley) Dodgers, but the Straphangers name is so ideal for middle-class working folks who brave the elements to head to work. ;)
2. The Portland Aerial tram is running until midnight tonight. And it is free for visitors today (source: OHSU employee bulletin). The Portland Streetcar is expected to run 24 hours today.
Nov 14, 2008MidCounty Memo
2. The Portland Aerial tram is running until midnight tonight. And it is free for visitors today (source: OHSU employee bulletin). The Portland Streetcar is expected to run 24 hours today.
The deadline has been extended for a public survey on streetcars, part of the Portland Office of Transportation's Streetcar Systems Plan. This is an effort to identify the most suitable routes for future expansion of the Portland Streetcar.
Among the criteria are the physical feasibility of the route, whether it will ...
Nov 3, 2008The Portland Sentinel
11/05/2008 - 3:30pm
Totoros ride mass transit when the CatBus has the night off
Portland Streetcar
Taken on October 31, 2006
Photo By J Ewe
It's October, and Halloween is creeping up. If you have pictures from PDX Halloweens past, send them on over either by email or into the flickr group.
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Nov 21, 2008Flickr photos tagged 'portland'
Nov 7, 2008The Portland Sentinel
SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE
By William Crawford
Portland Streetcar Loop Visualization - Northbound - September, 2008 from
Portland Streetcar on Vimeo.
Location: South Waterfront District (located on corner of SW Moody and Abernathy, near Portland Streetcar). Delivery available to OHSU for $2.
Description: If you are a fan of Balinese and Indonesian food, you may be excited to know that Portland now has exactly ONE outpost of these fine vittles. Indonesian fare is a distinct cuisine [...]
Portland Oregon's aerial tram offers quick and easy transportation from the South waterfront to the Marquam Hill campus of Oregon Health Science University.
TriMet provides public transportation in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area, including most of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. It's easy to get around on TriMet, using our networ...
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