Slides to be viewed in conjunction with five-page position paper:
The Steel Interstate Coalition strategy to reduce Portland, Oregon metro highway congestion Found at:
RAIL Solution, News/Blog railsolution.org Steel Interstate Coalition, Projects steelinterstate.org
Oregon House Bill 2017 Congestion-based tolls “encouraging some people to travel at less congested times, or to choose an alternative mode.�
What alternative modes for people, freight? The Steel Interstate Coalition, Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.
Rebuild railway corridors — decongest highways with new and improved railway services?
. Bypass congested metro areas faster and at lower cost per mile by Land Ferry than highway? Charge up electric vehicle batteries while in transit. Accommodate automated vehicles. Increase driver productivity and safety. Arrive rested — short haul 100-mile nap, 1,500-mile overnight rest. The Steel Interstate Coalition, Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.
1. Decongest highways with improved conventional railway services? Eliminate freight train delays of, and accommodate more passenger trains?
Photo: SIC WNA 4 Higher-Speed
Annual spending on U.S. railroad freight service about $70 billion, on truck freight about $700 billion. The Steel Interstate Coalition, Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.
1.Reopen the Willamette Falls Locks on the Willamette River?
1.Decongest commodity shipments from highways? Redevelopment pending for 111 acres to west (with locks), 23 acres to east. Photo: SIC WNA 6 Locks and Falls
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Increase recreation, tourism, add river rideshare?
“Transit on Demand� to decongest Portland highways? On demand service within low population density residential, industrial, distribution center zones —
24/7 service 100% geographic cover 100% reliable
Replace low density local buses with express bus grid covering metro region? Significantly lower cost than automobile ownership?
to/from scheduled transit stops
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In the Portland, Oregon metro, Neighborhood Associations, City Councils, County Commissions, and the Metro Council pass resolutions‌
to leverage state and federal elected oďŹƒcials to fund business feasibility assessments of these alternative modes of transportation. The Steel Interstate Coalition, Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.
What’s in it for your neighborhood association? • Engage neighbors with a potent economic issue. • Increase meeting participation to address all issues.
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What’s in it for the Steel Interstate Coalition? • •
Prove engagement to donors and grantors Leverage state and federal funds to learn more.
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DRAFT OR DOT Toll Resolution The (fill in name of neighborhood association, city council, county commission, or metropolitan planning organization council) resolves three things: First, that the Oregon Transportation Commission table tolling scenarios to be recommended by the Oregon Department of Transportation pursuant to its responsibilities under Oregon House Bill 2017. Second, that before the Oregon Transportation Commission votes to forward the tolling scenarios to the Federal Highway Administration for approval, it needs to know more how alternative river-based, railway-based, and “transit on demand” transportation services may decongest highways, with positive lifecycle environmental impacts. Third, to learn more about alternative river-based, railway-based, and “transit on demand” transportation services, that state and federal elected officials identify and allocate funds to the Oregon Department of Transportation to conduct business feasibility assessments of them. Facts and concepts presented in the position paper titled, “The Steel Interstate Coalition strategy to reduce Portland, Oregon metro highway congestion,” (http:// www.steelinterstate.org/Projects/Oregon), serve as a basis for this resolution. The Steel Interstate Coalition, Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.