Portlands Light Rail System

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Portlands Light Rail System

• Memphis Area Transit Authority

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Introduction

• History
• System and Line Implementation
• Innovative Concepts
• Funding
• Land Use
• Ridership

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Urbanized Area Comparisons

• Portland (1990)
• Pop. 1,172,158 UZA
• Area 388 sq. mi.
• Density 3,021 p/mi2

• Memphis (1990)
• Pop. 825,193 UZA
• Area 348 sq. mi.
• Density 2,371 p/mi2

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Past Historical Operations

• Streetcar Operations
• 1892 through 1958
• 33 miles of track
• 22 Interurban cars

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Tri-Met Light Rail Operations

• Tri-Met Founded Dec. 1, 1969
• September 1986, Eastside MAX opens
• November 1991, Vintage Trolley service
  reintroduced
• September 1998, Westside MAX opens

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Portlands Light Rail System
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Line/Extension Summary
Line/Extension Length Cost Opening
Eastside MAX 15 miles 214 million
1986 Westside MAX 18 miles 963.5 million
1998 Airport MAX 5.5 miles 125 million
2001 Interstate MAX 5.8 miles 350 million
2004
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New Line Extensions
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Proposed Interstate Line Alignment
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Downtown System Map
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Fareless Square
Free Rides Within 300-square block area Expanding
to include the Lloyd District within the next
two years Tri-Met fares are 1.15 for 2- Zone
Fares and 1.45 for an All-Zone Fare
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Land Use Connection

• 2.4 billion in investment along MAX since
  decision to build
• Eastside - 1.9 billion in redevelopment, most in
  downtown and Lloyd District
• Westside - 7,000 new housing units and 500
  million in transit-oriented communities
• MAX demonstrates light rail and land-use
  plannings effect on regional growth

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Benefits

• Catalyst for transit-oriented development - 2.4
  billion in new development within walking
  distance of 50 train stations
• Serves central city and suburban jobs - 24,000
  high-tech jobs, including Intel which provides
  12,000 employees with annual transit passes
• Defers need for new highway investments -
  downtown Portland has not added additional road
  capacity in over 25 years
• Helps preserve livable neighborhoods and
  maintains quality of life

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Funding Sources
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Transit Ridership Results
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Reasons for Choosing Tri-Met
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Transit Ridership Shares
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Ridership and Ridership Growth