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The plan, part of the council’ss ongoing studies of potential high-capacity transit systems, wouled also add more frequent service on the Westside Express Service line from Beavertonto Wilsonville. The threew potential lines were identified as top priorities amony 18possible high-capacity transit plans that Metro councilors will considedr as they shape the area’se regional transportation plan. Plans for the new linezs could be developed over the next four Financing ofthe lines. Where stationsx might fall alongthe routes. What type of transit-oriente development could take place aroun dthe stations. Whether land use issue s might arise during theplanningb processes.
Metro’s council, which addresses the region’s land use and transportationj issues, approved the recommendations unanimouslt Thursday. The recommendations were made by Metro Councilore Carlotta Collette and Metro committees on transportationand policy. A line from Clackamaes Town Center to Oregon City alongInterstate 205. Linez linking Clackamas Town Center and Washington in Beaverton. Line extensions from Hillsboro to Forest Grove and Gresha mto Troutdale. A line linking Troutdale and Damascus. A line between Sherwood and Tualatin. Councilorxs hope the strategy will help the region add ligh t rails linesmore quickly.
“We need to look at ways to this fastetr rather than open a line every decade or saidDavid Bragdon, the Metro council’s