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2-28-2020

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The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project is an expansion of the MAX light rail system into Southwest Portland, Tigard and Tualatin. Not only will the project add 11 miles of light rail track and 13 stations to the system, it also includes new bicycle facilities, sidewalks, safer crossings, improvements to local bus service, and significant upgrades to stormwater treatment infrastructure. As a cooperative effort between regional partners, the project is seen as a catalyst to help realize broader shared goals of fostering equitable communities, ensuring healthy environments, and providing robust mobility options for all modes. Currently in the planning and environmental review process, the project expects to start early construction in 2022 with service beginning in 2027.

This presentation will provide an overview of the partnerships, funding, conceptual design, and benefits of the project. It will explain the project’s guiding principles and walk through how the preliminary designs of station areas, structures, and other key corridor elements help achieve these goals.

Biographical Information

Fiona Cundy, Project Manager, TriMet

Fiona Cundy is a Urban Design Project Manager with TriMet, managing the planning and design process of the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project. As a licensed landscape architect, LEED Green Associate, and ISA Arborist, her work has helped deliver many public parks, streetscape designs, urban greenway connections, transit and infrastructure improvements, and bicyclist/ pedestrian safety projects. Her previous work as an Associate Landscape Architect with the City & County of San Francisco includes the Better Market Street project, Pier 27, 22nd Street Streetscape, and the Dogpatch Public Realm Plan. She loves the seminal role that urban design plays in shaping a community vision, to create a livable, vibrant, and sustainable environment.

Patrick Sweeney, Capital Project Manager, PBOT

Patrick Sweeney, a professional Landscape Architect, a Certified Planner with American Planning Association, and a LEED Accredited Professional, is a Capital Project Manager in the Major Projects and Partnerships group for Portland Bureau of Transportation. His background includes over 17 years as a consultant working on multimodal transportation planning, infrastructure, and urban design projects. Additional experience includes working for Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. as a Senior Project Manager and for the City of Vancouver, WA. as a Principal Transportation Planner. Patrick’s wide variety of experiences from both the private and public sectors are key assets for PBOT as the Bureau navigates the design and implementation of challenging infrastructure projects such as Southwest Corridor, Burnside Bridge replacement, and rebuilding the Ross Island Bridgehead.

Subjects

City planning -- Oregon -- Portland Metropolitan Area, Street-railroads -- Oregon -- Portland, Transit-oriented development -- Oregon -- Portland, Transportation -- Planning -- Oregon -- Portland, Regional planning -- Oregon -- Portland Metropolitan Area

Disciplines

Transportation | Urban Studies | Urban Studies and Planning

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32698

The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project

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