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Barbur Transit Center
The Barbur Boulevard Transit Center is a TriMet transit center located at 9750 SW Barbur Boulevard, near the intersection with Capitol Highway in southwest Portland, Oregon. Barbur TC is proposed to be a future stop on the MAX Green Line as part of the SW Corridor MAX Project, which would extend the Green Line from its current terminus at the PSU South stations southward to Bridgeport Village in Tualatin. Bus line connections The following bus routes currently serve the transit center as of December 2023: * 12 – Barbur/ Sandy Boulevard * 39 – Arnold Creek/Hillsdale * 43 – Taylors Ferry/ Marquam Hill Previously, the SMART bus 2X route served the transit center, but service was reduced to only go as far north as the Tualatin Park & Ride in September 2019. See also * List of TriMet transit centers TriMet transit centers are defined by TriMet as "major transit hub served by several bus or rail lines". These transit centers are often key areas for accessing public transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transit Center
A transport hub is a place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles and/or between transport modes. Public transport hubs include railway stations, rapid transit stations, bus stops, tram stops, airports, and ferry slips. Freight hubs include classification yards, airports, seaports, and truck terminals, or combinations of these. For private transport by car, the parking lot functions as an unimodal hub. History Historically, an interchange service in the scheduled passenger air transport industry involved a "through plane" flight operated by two or more airlines where a single aircraft was used with the individual airlines operating it with their own flight crews on their respective portions of a direct, no-change-of-plane multi-stop flight. In the U.S., a number of air carriers including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Braniff International Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Airlines, Frontier Airlines (1950-1986), Hughes Airw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tualatin, Oregon
Tualatin ( ) is a city located primarily in Washington County, Oregon, Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County, Oregon, Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland metropolitan area, Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard, Oregon, Tigard. The population was 27,942 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The name of the city is taken from the Tualatin River, which flows along most of the city's northern boundary. It is probably a Native American word meaning "lazy" or "sluggish" but possibly meaning "treeless plain" for the plain near the river or "forked" for its many tributaries. According to ''Oregon Geographic Names'', a post office with the spelling "Tualitin" was established November 5, 1869, and the spelling changed to "Tualatin" in 1915. In the 1850s, the settlement was first called ''Galbreath'' after its founder Samuel Galbreath. In 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TriMet Transit Centers
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) is a transit agency that serves most of the Oregon part of the Portland metropolitan area. Created in 1969 by the Oregon legislature, the district replaced five private bus companies that operated in the three counties: Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas. TriMet began operating a light rail system, MAX, in 1986, which has since been expanded to five lines that now cover . It also operates the WES Commuter Rail line since 2009. It also provides the operators and maintenance personnel for the city of Portland-owned Portland Streetcar system. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . In addition to rail lines, TriMet provides the region's bus system, as well as LIFT paratransit service. There are 688 buses in TriMet's fleet that operate on 85 lines. In 2018, the entire system averaged 310,000 rides per weekday and operates buses and trains between the hours of approximately 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of TriMet Transit Centers
TriMet transit centers are defined by TriMet as "major transit hub[s] served by several bus or rail lines". These transit centers are often key areas for accessing public transportation throughout the extended Portland metropolitan area. Current transit centers Former transit centers Note: Rose Quarter Transit Center was originally named Coliseum Transit Center. It was renamed in 1994, but the location remained the same, and the facilities did not change at that time. See also * List of MAX Light Rail stations References External links TriMet.org {{Portland Transit Oregon transportation-related lists, TriMet transit centers Transit centers in the United States, TriMet transit centers TriMet transit centers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilsonville Spokesman
The ''Wilsonville Spokesman'' is the local weekly newspaper in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. Published on Wednesdays, the paper is owned by Pamplin Media Group, which owns other local newspapers in Oregon such as '' The Newberg Graphic'' and '' The Canby Herald''. History The Valley Publishing Company launched the ''Wilsonville Times'' in 1972. It was a free weekly newspaper delivered to 4,600 residents in Wilsonville, Oregon. The ''Times'' folded in 1984 due to it being an unsuccessful business venture for its entire existence. The following year Thomas Russ Dillon, who worked at Eagle Newspapers as publisher of the ''Canby Herald'', founded a paper to replace the ''Times'' called the ''Wilsonville Spokesman''. The paper was originally a combined edition titled the ''Canby Herald & Wilsonville Spokesman.'' The two papers were separated after a year. In January 2013, Eagle Newspapers sold the ''Spokesman'' to Pamplin Media Group. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. sold the company in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Metro Area Regional Transit
South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) is a public transit system operated by the city government of Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. The system currently consists of seven routes and is funded by local businesses. It was created when Wilsonville petitioned to withdraw from the TriMet service district in the late 1980s. History After complaints from local business owners who felt they were having to pay too much in payroll tax to support the regional transit agency, TriMet, with little or no bus service being provided in exchange, the city decided to file a formal petition to withdraw from the TriMet district.Federman, Stan (December 1, 1988). "Tri-Met approves withdrawal of three communities". ''The Oregonian'', p. C16. Such withdrawals were allowed, if the municipality met certain conditions, under a law enacted by the Oregon Legislature in 1987. Wilsonville's petition to withdraw from the TriMet district was approved by the transit agency's board on November 30, 1988, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquam Hill, Portland, Oregon
Marquam Hill is a populated hill located just south of Downtown Portland, Oregon, United States in the Homestead neighborhood. It is also called Pill Hill because it is home to Oregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center and Shriners Children's Portland. Marquam Hill was named for Philip A. Marquam. It is classed by the United States Geological Survey as a populated place and not as a hill. It is part of the Tualatin Mountains, along with nearby Council Crest Council Crest Park is a city park in southwest Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Amenities include paved and unpaved paths, a dog off-leash area, picnic tables, public art, a view point, and a wedding site that can be reserved. The park, op ... and Portland Heights. References Oregon Health & Science University Geography of Portland, Oregon Landforms of Multnomah County, Oregon Hills of Oregon Southwest Portland, Oregon {{MultnomahCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Creek, Portland, Oregon
Arnold Creek is a neighborhood (and a creek) in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon, just north of the city of Lake Oswego and Clackamas County. It borders West Portland Park to the west, Markham and Marshall Park to the north, Collins View and Tryon Creek State Natural Area The Tryon Creek State Natural Area is a state park located primarily in Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the only Oregon state park within a major metropolitan area. The park lies between Boones Ferry Road and Terwilliger Boulevar ... to the east, and Lake Oswego and the unincorporated Multnomah County enclave of Englewood to the south. Part of Maricara Natural Area (1988) is located in Arnold Creek (as well as in Markham). References External linksFriends of Arnold Creek Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon {{MultnomahCountyOR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Boulevard
Several special routes of U.S. Route 30 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows. Existing St. Helens business loop U.S. Route 30 Business (US 30 Bus.) in St. Helens, Oregon uniquely uses "Interstate Business Loop" shields. This route was designated and is maintained by the local government and does not appear in the official state highways list unlike other business routes. Portland bypass U.S. Route 30 Bypass serves as a bypass of Portland, Oregon, following several streets through the city's northern neighborhoods. It is designated as the Northeast Portland Highway No. 123 by the Oregon state government. The bypass route terminates to the west at US 30 in northwest Portland and crosses the Willamette River on the St. Johns Bridge. It travels northeast through Cathedral Park on Philadelphia Avenue, Ivanhoe Street, and Richmond Avenue before turning east onto Lombard Street. The route follows Lombard Street across Portland's northern resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgeport Village (Oregon)
Bridgeport Village is a shopping mall located in Tualatin, Oregon, Tualatin and Tigard, Oregon, Tigard, Oregon, United States, operated by CenterCal Properties. It opened on May 19, 2005, and is located in one of the Portland metropolitan area's most affluent areas. Bridgeport Village is a lifestyle center (retail), lifestyle center with a variety of services, including valet service, restaurant reservations, a courtesy shuttle to vehicles, and umbrellas available to borrow for free. Upon opening, the center features a water and fire fountain, and an Italian gazebo and kiosks by Neri. The center went through a refresh project in 2022 which saw the removal of the fountain, Italian gazebo, and kiosks which were replaced by a "village green," covered canopies, and a wood kids play area. History The site of the mall was originally a county-owned rock quarry. Washington County, Oregon, Washington County stopped removing gravel from the site in the 1980s and began filling the proper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
