Portland Streetcar Project
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 Portland Streetcar Project application |
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 Portland Streetcar Project case study |
- Title
- Portland Streetcar Project
- Description
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2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Gold Medal
The Portland Streetcar Project reused abandoned railyards to create a state-of-the-art double track streetcar system linking five districts in Portland, Oregon. The streetcar line creates a circulatory loop linking the east and west neighborhoods across the Willamette River and flanks the spine of four parks and mixed-use neighborhoods. The result of a successful public-private partnership, the project serves several high-density areas, helping to reduce auto trips and delivering safe and cost-effective transit services.
Originally started by the city to connect abandoned rail yards and a brownfield site to acres of vacant industrial land at the opposite end of downtown Portland, the Portland Streetcar project now connects a hospital, cultural district, retail center, and the regional transit system. In addition to reclaiming a 70-acre brownfield site, this project spurred $1.4 billion in private and institutional investment for both residential and non-residential uses. Beyond serving as a highly effective mode of transportation, the project is a model for uniting disconnected parts of a city and providing incentive for new development. - Coverage
- Portland, OR
- Date
- 2005
- Subject
- public transit
- streetcars
- transit-oriented development
- public-private sector cooperation
- environmental planning
- brownfield remediation
- Contributor
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City of Portland Office of Transportation
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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Portland Development Commission
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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TriMet
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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Zimmer Gunsul Frasca
- Contributor
- en Designer
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Williams & Dame Development
- Contributor
- en Developer
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Sockeye Development, LLC
- Contributor
- en Developer
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Gerding Edlen
- Contributor
- en Developer
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URS Corp
- Contributor
- en Professional Consultant
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Shiels Obletz Johnsen
- Contributor
- en Professional Consultant
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Portland Streetcar, Inc.
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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Streetcar Citizens Advisory Committee
- Contributor
- en Community Group
- Rights
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