Do you work on McLoughlin? See what Metro's BRT plan will do to the businesses and jobs in our community! |
Select the cross street and see the effects of BRT: |
20% wider, 20% longer to cross; the design alone will create congestion. |
$20.6 Million, 1 Minute Faster from Milwaukie to Oregon City. Is BRT really worth the price of the added congestion and jobs lost in our community? |
54' To sidewalk edge Union 76 Gas Station at River Road This new sidewalk and landscape strip is less than two years old. The BRT plan will widen McLoughlin to at least 60' at this point. This will destroy this business. See more samples below |
Sidewalk edge 48' 59' to pole Goodyear Tire at Concord Road BRT plan calls for 60' street width and a restricted access driveway for this business. The BRT plan will eliminate most of the parking and block all customers coming from the south. Say goodbye to 15 jobs in our community. |
Take a closer look at BRT intersection design What is Rapid Bus Service? See the design, costs, and why rapid bus would be a better system than BRT for our community. Rapid Bus Service (RBS) |
The BRT plans and information in this web page come from Metro's South Corridor Study plan book 2-5-02 and from maps and information presented at public meetings sponsored by Metro. Metro claims that this plan can be changed; however, they are only offering you minor changes by moving the road or a driveway a few feet to pacify you. A bad plan never dies at Metro unless we kill it dead. As a community we must all stand together and tell Metro "NO BUILD" to BRT or we will be stuck with the results of increased congestion, job losses, and business that will be destroyed because of this project. "Silence Is Considered Acceptance" Decisions will be made by the county soon. Now is the time to help our community. 1. Get the word out by telling other business and land owners on McLoughlin about BRT and this web page. Tell other citizens in our community about this. 2. Contact the Chamber and other organizations that help businesses. 3. Tell the Clackamas County Commissioners how disappointed you are with them and their plans to damage our community. Send them a fax and tell them what you think! Fax (503) 650-8944 (All faxes become part of the public record). |
Notice The BRT plan has been tabled for now. It seems that a bunch of business owners objected, and the Clackamas County Commissioners didn't want to spend the general fund or gas tax money on this project at this time. If this plan re-surfaces we will let you know. While you're here go ahead and review Metro's plan and what it would do to McLoughlin. |