From Beth Ragel, City of Milwaukie:
The monthly Milwaukie light rail meetings will no longer be held at Bridge City Church. They are being moved to the Public Safety Building at 3200 SE Harrison St. The community meeting room entrance is on the south side of the building.
Next meeting: Monday April 19th, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Public Safety Building, 3200 SE Harrison St.
A Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project meeting with the City of Milwaukie and two project open house events are coming up this week.
Please visit Milwaukie Light Rail (Tacoma St. Station/JCB) for neighborhood’s information on the project. For more information on the project, visit www.trimet.org/pm.
Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project planners announced at Thursday night Tacoma Street Station/Johnson Creek Blvd. meeting that theTacoma Street Station Park & Ride size was cut down to 800 cars spaces, and shaving off one story from the structure.
The parking space and structure reduction may not relieve Johnson Creek Boulevard (JCB) from traffic volume and some traffic mitigation such as signal light at S.E. 32nd Ave. and JCB is likely.
A revised design elevation may be available for public viewing in March.
Alan Snook, traffic engineer of DKS and Associates, explained cars queuing from SE 32nd Ave. and JCB to Tacoma St. and McLoughlin can be a safety issue if cars are lined up on McLoughlin to Tacoma Street ramps. Signal lights would be mandatory to prevent queuing on McLoughlin Blvd.
The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night voted 14-1 to proceed with exploration of the Johnson Creek Blvd. toll gantry pilot program that tolls traffic congestion.
Metro Councilor and Ardenwald resident Carlotta Collette proposed the idea in January, which was published on Ardenwald.org (read proposal here).
Collette discussed more on the topic at Tuesday’s Neighborhood Association meeting with discussions and feedback from NDA board members and residents.
A follow-up meeting regarding S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. traffic signals and calming will be on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 6:30-8:30 at Ardenwald Elementary School.
TriMet, City of Milwaukie, City of Portland, and Oregon Department of Transportation will be at the meeting with updates regarding JCB traffic issues.