STREETCAR WORKSHOP
July 27, 2006
Portland, Oregon
FINAL AGENDA
THURSDAY, JULY 26
3:00 PM
Tour of Portland Streetcar. Meet at The Eliot condominium lobby at 1201 SW 10 th Avenue in
developer John Carroll’s office. A ride of the streetcar through Pearl and Northwest Portland will
follow. Rick Gustafson, Charlies Hales and John Carroll will accompany.
FRIDAY, JULY 27
7:45 AM
Registration and Breakfast Provided
8:30 AM
Welcome to Portland and Introduction of United Streetcar: A brief discussion about the
activities of the national Community Streetcar Coalition and the strong interest in streetcar
projects, as well as a discussion about the importance of the streetcar to Portland, and an
introduction to United Streetcar, the new U.S. manufacturer of modern streetcars.
Lake Oswego Mayor Judie Hammerstad, Chair of the National Community Streetcar Coalition
David Bragdon, Portland Metro Council President
Sam Adams, Portland City Commissioner
9:15 AM
Why streetcars, why now? A discussion of the most robust new streetcar systems, what
they have achieved, and lessons learned.
Gloria Ohland, Reconnecting America, Moderator
Jim Graebner, APTA Heritage Trolley and Streetcar Subcommittee
Charlie Hales, HDR Inc.
Mark Dorn, URS Corp.
John Schumann, LTK Engineering Services
Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology
10:15 AM
The Federal Transit Administration’s Small Starts Program: The FTA will explain the Small
Starts program, a potential streetcar funding source. Also discussed will be the role of
cities vs. transit agencies as streetcar champions, and some issues about federal
transportation funding that have come up as a result of streetcars.
Fred Hansen, TriMet, Moderator
Ron Fisher, Federal Transit Administration
Jeff Boothe, Holland & Knight and executive director of the Community Streetcar Coalition
Richard Brandman, Portland Metro
David Unsworth, TriMet
11:15 AM
Break
11:30AM
Local Funding, Planning and Economic Development: Local funding options, the link
between streetcars and economic development, and developer agreements that can help
cities leverage broad public benefits ranging from affordability to high-quality public
space and parks.
Michael Powell, Powell’s Books, Moderator
David Taylor, HDR Inc.
Eric Hovee, E.D. Hovee & Company
G.B. Arrington, PB PlaceMaking
Cheryl Twete, Portland Development Commission
12:30 PM
Lunch Provided
Luncheon Discussion Groups, Introductions by Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder:
Possible Topics:
Local funding options: HDR
Vehicles: LTK and United Streetcar
Construction: URS
Private Sector Support: Michael Powell
Federal Policy: Jeff Boothe
2:00 PM
Streetcar Case Studies: Very short case studies of projects that are moving forward, the
politics of these projects, the challenges, and the opportunities.
Judie Hammerstad, chair of Community Streetcar Coalition, Moderator
Sue Comis, Tacoma Sound Transit
Elaine Clegg, Boise City Council
Dale Bracewell, City of Vancouver, B.C.
Grace Crunican, Seattle Department of Transportation
Sam Adams, Portland City Commissioner
David Knowles, David Evans Associates
4:00 PM
SOUTH WATERFRONT TOUR AND RECEPTION
Streetcar will depart from PSU to South Waterfront. A reception at the OHSU Health and
Wellness Center will be held and workshop participants can take the aerial to the OHSU main
campus for a spectacular city view.
5:30 PM
Reception
SATURDAY
9:00 AM
Local brainstorming session with community advocates for streetcar. The Streetcar system plan
will be the main topic for the morning session. All potential corridors will be included in the
discussion with added discussion on the system plan approach.