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TriMetTriMetDave Unsworth

Portland, Oregon

Dave Unsworth

Portland, Oregon

TODAYTODAY’’S PRESENTATION S PRESENTATION

Short history of PortlandShort history of Portland’’s s

Light Rail Transit System Light Rail Transit System

��Transportation and Land UseTransportation and Land Use

Gresham

PortlandBeaverton

Hillsboro

Milwaukie

Aprox: 1.5

Million Persons

24 Cities

3 Counties

Forest

Grove

Tualatin

Wilsonville Oregon City

Troutdale

Tigard

TriMetTriMet

�� 93 Bus Lines 93 Bus Lines

�� 1,090 Bus Shelters1,090 Bus Shelters

�� 634 Buses (324 low 634 Buses (324 low

floor buses)floor buses)

�� 7,700 bus stops7,700 bus stops

�� 18 transit centers 18 transit centers

�� 21 park and ride lots 21 park and ride lots

with over 8,100 with over 8,100

spacesspaces

�� 44 miles of Light Rail 44 miles of Light Rail

�� 106 light rail vehicles 106 light rail vehicles

�� Two Rail operation Two Rail operation

and maintenance and maintenance

facilities facilities -- 3 Bus bases3 Bus bases

�� 210 lift buses and 15 210 lift buses and 15

sedans to provide sedans to provide

door to door service door to door service

TriMet TriMet �� Portland is 29th largest US Portland is 29th largest US

City in population City in population

�� TriMet is 11TriMet is 11thth in transit in transit

ridershipridership

�� 347,000 weekday transit 347,000 weekday transit

boardingsboardings

�� 95 million annual transit 95 million annual transit

boardingsboardings

�� Weekend ridership increasingWeekend ridership increasing

�� 78% of the region rates 78% of the region rates

TriMetTriMet’’s performance as s performance as

good/excellentgood/excellent

�� 1960 and 701960 and 70’’s s

significant growthsignificant growth

�� Large agricultural and Large agricultural and

forest resources forest resources

�� Conflict between usesConflict between uses

�� Creation of an Urban Creation of an Urban

Growth Boundary and Growth Boundary and

comprehensive comprehensive

planning planning

SprawlSprawl

PavinPavin’’ ParadiseParadise

�� 19601960’’s freeways s freeways

planned for everywhereplanned for everywhere

�� Great impacts Great impacts

�� 1975 1975 -- Has to be a Has to be a

better waybetter way

�� Policy shiftPolicy shift

Highway Highway

ConstructionConstruction

��1975 1975 -- Has to be a Has to be a

better waybetter way

��Light Rail suggestedLight Rail suggested

��EdmontonEdmonton

��Calgary Calgary

��San DiegoSan Diego

�� High capacityHigh capacity

�� Attracts development Attracts development

Reliable Reliable –– separate rightseparate right--

ofof--wayway

�� Travels at highway speeds Travels at highway speeds

�� Operates in mixed Operates in mixed

environmentsenvironments

�� StreetsStreets

�� PedestriansPedestrians

�� BicyclistBicyclist

�� Operates in 23 locations in Operates in 23 locations in

America America

Light RailLight Rail

Operations in Center of Operations in Center of

residential streetresidential street

Center City OperationsCenter City Operations

Banfield – 1986

15 miles/24 km

Half freeway/arterial

Gresham concerns

Banfield – 1986

15 miles/24 km

Half freeway/arterial

Gresham concerns

Westside LRT 1998

18m/28 km

3m/4.8km tunnel

260ft/80m station

Serves zoo and museums

Portal studies

Airport 2001

5.5m/8.5 km

Public/Private

Early implementation

Central City

Streetcar 2001

2.4 m/3.8 km

Interstate 2004

5.8m/9.3km

Inner City

Anchors - Expo

Commuter rail 2008

14.7m/23.6km

Heavy rail

Suburban to suburban

Portland Mall/I-205 2009

Two segments

1.8m/2.8km and 6.5m and 10.3km

Downtown and Freeway

environment

Future ProjectsColumbia River Crossing

Milwaukie LRT 2013

Streetcar Extension

Vancouver LRT

�� April 2003 decisionApril 2003 decision

�� Phase 1 Phase 1

�� II--205 Light Rail 205 Light Rail

�� Portland Mall Alignment Portland Mall Alignment

�� Phase 2Phase 2

�� Milwaukie Light RailMilwaukie Light Rail

Map

Portland Mall SegmentPortland Mall Segment

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II--205 Segment205 Segment

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TriMet and MetroTriMet and Metro

�� Work closelyWork closely

�� TriMet builds and operates TriMet builds and operates

�� Metro plans corridors and evaluates Metro plans corridors and evaluates

transportation alternativestransportation alternatives

�� Metro selects the preferred alternativeMetro selects the preferred alternative

Light Rail CostsLight Rail Costs

�� Capital CostCapital Cost

�� 60% Federal 60% Federal

�� 40% Local40% Local

–– TriMet/MetroTriMet/Metro

–– Highway DepartmentHighway Department

–– Local jurisdictionsLocal jurisdictions

�� Federal funds areFederal funds arediscretionarydiscretionary

�� Operating Cost Operating Cost

�� Employer taxEmployer tax

�� FaresFares

�� Other advert. EtcOther advert. Etc

forfor

toto

1 million new citizens = Two 1 million new citizens = Two

new cities the size of Portland new cities the size of Portland

What happens with no changeWhat happens with no change

Concept A Concept A --

growing outgrowing out

Concept B Concept B --

growing upgrowing up

Concept C Concept C --

neighboring citiesneighboring cities

Project Staff Project Staff �� Engineers Engineers –– civil and structuralcivil and structural

�� Planners Planners

�� GIS GIS

�� Travel demand forecasting Travel demand forecasting

�� ArchitectsArchitects

�� Public involvement staffPublic involvement staff

�� Writers Writers

�� EconomistEconomist

�� Finance specialist Finance specialist

�� Consultants Consultants

�� Project management Project management

�� Smart people with energySmart people with energy

Dave UnsworthDave Unsworth

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�� Unswortd@trimet.orgUnswortd@trimet.org

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