Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar

Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon          

“It must always be remembered how cost-effectiveness works in the public sector: the cost IS the benefit.” - author unknown

Metro Measured

Here is the actual text from a Metro Publication where they say that they want Portland to Replicate Los Angeles.

From:  Page 7 (pdf 11 of Metro Measured, May 1994, Planning Department, Data Resource Center, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232

The text:
We could not depart Figures 12 through 14 without pointing out some apparent disparities between perception and measurement, namely,

Los Angeles. When we measure the LA region, we find high densities and low per capita road and freeway mileage and travel times only slightly higher than average. By way of contrast, common perceptions of Los Angeles suggest low density, high per capita road mileage and intolerable congestion. In public discussions we gather the general impression that Los Angeles represents a future to be avoided. By the same token, with respect to density and road per capita mileage it displays an investment pattern we desire to replicate.®