As the map below indicates, a range of design options are being considered in the exploratory phase of the project. Portland's newest light rail line is planned to begin carrying passengers to ...

Regional officials are starting to blanch at the potential costs of drilling a new light-rail tunnel into the West Hills. As WW reported Tuesday, Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick and others ...

TriMet isn't changing its maps, but it did pay homage to another well-used public transportation system this week. It released its own version of a map in the style of Washington, D. C. Metro ...

In a hard-fought election campaign, voters in the city of Tigard, Ore., narrowly enacted another barrier to light rail expansion in suburban Portland. The Washington County Elections Division reported ...

The MAX Orange Line runs from downtown Portland to Milwaukie. A joint venture that includes ZGF Architects, Mayer/Reed and VIA Architecture has begun design work on the next line, which will run ...

Portland Mayor-elect Sam Adams insisted Wednesday that a new Interstate 5 Bridge must meet his city’s goals, including reducing automobile travel, or it won’t get built.

Downtown Portland is a light rail bottleneck, and Metro says a tunnel would help fix it — but it's not a high priority right now.

Portland City Council moved forward Thursday with a plan to bring a new light rail line to the Southwest Corridor, connecting downtown Portland to Tigard. The next move for the project is to have ...

Authorities evacuated about 75-100 people who were trapped on a Portland light rail train after an ice storm caused a downed power line ...

The Portland region's next proposed light rail project, a 12-mile route to Bridgeport Village, moved closer to reality.

Phoenix, Arizona, routinely sees temperatures far in excess of Portland's. However, its Valley Metro light rail service has proven immune to heat-related service delays.

TriMet announced today that construction of their Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project will mean traffic detours beginning this month. Of particular interest is the closure of the SE Powell ...