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July 25 news blurb from RAILWAY AGE Magazine:
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Milwaukie next stop for Portland Tri-Met system

After more than a decade of debate, Portland, Ore.'s Tri-Met light rail system will be extended southeast to suburban Milwaukie, following approval given Thursday by the Portland Metro Council, the elected regional government body overseeing Oregon's largest metropolitan area.

The $1.4 billion project, targeted to open in 2015, would put more than 22,000 households and almost 89,000 workers within walking distance of a rail station, according to estimates by Portland's Metro Council, which approved the plan Thursday. It also incorporates a new bridge over the Willamette River, connecting the Oregon Health & Science University with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry; each facility plans to expand its campus beside the rail stations.

Most Milwaukie-area elected officials also approve of the plan, a reversal from a decade ago when Milwaukie voters rejected efforts to extend light rail to the city, even recalling the mayor and two council members over their rail stance, among other concerns.