Future Transit Possibilities
- Main article: Portland Streetcar
It is proposed to convert the line into an extension of the Portland Streetcar, running through Johns Landing and into Lake Oswego. Studying of the idea has been supported by Metro, Portland, Lake Oswego and TriMet. Work on an environmental-impact assessment started in spring 2009 and will encompass both the streetcar option and the alternative of "enhanced bus" service, or bus rapid transit (BRT). The streetcar proposal faces some opposition by residents of affluent neighborhoods where the tracks pass close to some homes, but is preferred by Metro, in part because BRT would likely require giving up one auto lane to buses (over some sections) to be effective, as the existing roadway (Hwy. 43) is thought likely to be too constricted by topography to enable widening.
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