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Yes- The streetcars will be made by a Clackamas firm, United Streetcar, a subsidiary of Oregon Iron Works. It is an exciting change from our former reliance on former manufacturers.

We are still working out the stop locations, but right now, the plan is to have the new eastside extensions (a loop on MLK and Grand to OMSI) be connected to the current streetcar lines on the west side- using the Broadway Bridge to connect to the Pearl.

This is just an interim alignment, however, because ultimately we are planning on connecting streetcar over the Willamette River from OMSI to the South Waterfont, utilizing the new bridge that will be built for the new Milwaukie MAX Light Rail line.

This will create a circulator for both the entire central city both east and west.