The Burnside Blog
Bright Lights Guests To Talk MAX Bridge
The proposed bridge for MAX light rail between Portland and Milwaukie could be the first span over the Willamette River in a generation and the first light rail/pedestrian/bike-only bridge in the U.S. It will also link two of the city’s most important science institutions: Oregon Health Science University and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. With both institutions master-planning new expansions on facing sides of the river, Portland could find itself with a unique fusion of urbanism and science education. On Monday, July 14, Bright Lights will host a presentation by OHSU Provost Lesley Hallick and OMSI President Nancy Stueber about the potential power of the link.
Both leaders have played pivotal roles in developing their institutions. Since joining OHSU faculty in 1977 as an assistant professor of molecular biology and immunology, Hallick rose through the university’s ranks to eventually recruit five deans and lead the university’s lobbying in Salem. Stueber arrived at OMSI in 1981 as manager of community events, and before becoming president in 2000, has overseen the development of more than 25 exhibits that have toured internationally.
Join Bright Lights as Hallick and Stueber offer an overview of their institutions’ expansion plans and look at what kinds of synergies they are already developing and what could develop with a direct connection over the Willamette River.
