THE PORTLAND EXPERIENCE

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THE PORTLAND EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED
STREETCARS
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REVIVING A TRADITION
PORTLAND EARLY 1900s
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DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED STREETCAR IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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CONCEPT PLAN

• LINKS RIVER DISTRICT AND NEW SOUTH WATERFRONT
  DEVELOPMENT AREA

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PORTLAND STREETCAR

• 2.4 mile line opened in 2001.
• 56.9 million cost, no federal funds.
• Modern low floor cars.
• In-street operation.

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PORTLAND STREETCAR EXTENSIONS

• Three extensions adding 1.6 miles.
• Property owners paid 20 of cost.
• Two additional major extensions under study for
  federal funds.
• 30 higher ridership than bus.

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OPERATING FUNDS
TriMet 3.0 Million City of Portland
Meters/Tax Credits 1.8 Million Business
Energy Tax Credits .5 Million Portland
Streetcar, Inc. .3 Million TOTAL 5.6 Million
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CAPITAL FINANCING SOURCES4.0 MILES DOUBLE TRACK
City of Portland 34.1 Million State of Oregon
2.1 Million Federal Funds 7.0 Million Tax
Increment Funds 21.5 Million Local Improvement
Districts 19.4 Million System Development
Charges 2.5 Million Regional Transportation
Funds 10.0 Million Misc. (City) 6.6
Million TOTAL 103.2 Million
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PORTLAND STREETCAR RESULTS

• 3.5 billion in private investment.
• 12,000 riders per day.
• 10,000 new housing units.
• This housing in high density reduces by 70
  million the annual vehicle miles traveled in the
  region.

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Development Activity within the
Portland Streetcar Local Improvement
District. April 2008
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CONSTRUCTION KEEP IT SIMPLE
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IN STREET OPERATIONS
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PURCHASED INEKON-SKODA VEHICLE CZECH REPUBLIC
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UNITED STREETCAR

• 3.6 Million
• Delivered May 2009
• Funded by Federal Transit Administration

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THE PEARL DISTRICT
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PROMOTE HIGH DENSITY

• Market uncertainty for condos
• Density required with streetcar investment

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PORTLAND STREETCARDensity of Development
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PORTLAND STREETCARPercent Development on
Streetcar
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SOUTH WATERFRONT
Portland State University and Downtown
OHSU Campus
South Waterfront District
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RECENT VIEW OF SOUTH WATERFRONT
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CURRENT VIEW OF SOUTH WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
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TRIP NOT TAKEN

• Higher density reduces vehicle miles traveled.
  (VMT)
• Current Streetcar - 70 million fewer VMT
• Streetcar Loop 28 million fewer VMT

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TRAVEL MODES IN PORTLAND BY AREA
Good Transit, Good Mixed Use
Poor Transit, No Mixed Use
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REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

• High Density / Suburban Carbon Footprint
  Comparisons

Source E. D. Hovee Company, LLC.
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Density after Streetcar was built
Density before Streetcar was built
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RIDERSHIP/VMT GROWTH1996-2006
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PORTLAND STREETCAR LOOP

• 148 Million
• 3.35 Miles
• FTA Project Construction Grant Agreement
  Scheduled for October 1, 2009.

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CURRENTDEVELOPMENT
PLANNEDDENSITY
Existing FAR Density Portland
Streetcar Loop
FAR Development Potential with Portland Streetcar
Loop
Source Planning Bureau, City of Portland
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FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP

• Portland Loop Funded
• Urban Circulator Grants
• Rescinded Cost Effectiveness
• TIGER Grants to 5 Cities
• DOT/HUD/EPA Livability and Sustainability
  Initiative

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STREETCAR FUNDING POTENTIAL
Federal Total TIGER 179,203,988 462,500,000 Urb
an Circulator 321,389,798 1,061,465,000 Small/New
Starts 590,000,000 1,108,340,000 Non
Federal 270,000,000 TOTAL 1,090,593,786 2,902,30
5,000
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TUCSON, AZ
156,000.000 Total 63,000,000 TIGER
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DALLAS, TX
58,000.000 Total 23,000,000 TIGER
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New Orleans, LA
45,000,000 TIGER
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DETROIT, MI
143,000.000 Total 25,000,000 TIGER
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SEATTLE, WA
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WASHINGTOND.C.
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NEW ENGLAND

• Providence
• Stamford
• New Haven
• Hartford

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