Facts on Milwaukie MAX

On funding with state lottery money:

"They are eyeing $250 million in bonding capacity that will become available in 2009 when the lottery bonds for the westside MAX will be paid off."

--Milwaukie leaders, residents warm to light-rail proposal

Sunday, April 01, 2007 JAMES MAYER
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=83367&page=53

"...but no Clackamas County transit project has recieved state support. Therefore, since the Westside bonds will be paid off soon, we have made the case that this revenue stream should be dedicated to a project that helps Clackamas County cope with rapid growth. While the Westside bonds represented 11% of lottery revenue when they were authorized in \'89, the $250M allocation for this project represents only 3% of lottery revenue today (due to the growth in total lottery revenue)."

--Brian Newman, http://portlandtransport.com/archives/2007/03/milwaukee_lrt_i.html#c165705

$113.6 million of Westside funding came from the state per Westside MAX Blue Line project fact sheet PDF

On serving OMSI:

[President Nancy Stueber] thinks the planned addition of light rail and streetcar stops near the site in the next few years will aid OMSI\'s development

[...]

"Today when I was driving around and couldn\'t find a place to park, I thought, \'Gosh, it sure would be nice to just hop on the train,\'" said Shawna Shoemake, who lives in Clackamas County.

--Expansion, development plans for Portland\'s OMSI, nearby land put on hold, Steve Beaven, The Oregonian, March 22, 2010

Also: Milwaukie TC makeover

Jackson Street Improvement Project city page

Construction on Jackson Street is Ready to Begin

Note that MAX might eliminate the transit center functions there if bus stops are moved to the rail line; however local buses (non-33/99) might be able to serve it.