Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar
Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon
Transit
Light Rail - Costs Too Much
West MAX: Not On schedule and Over Budget
East MAX: Not On schedule and Over Budget
Wilsonville Commuter rail - $25 per ride
Pickrell Report -Analysis of Rail Cost Over-runs
Costs Too Much, Does Too Little
Rail carries too few people to relieve congestion
Light Rail does’t cause development-Subsidies Do
(Portland Gives Millions in Development Subsidies)
Rail won’t save energy or reduce greenhouse gas
MAX system time chart (24 min to Gateway)
Bus is faster than MAX! (a lot faster!)
Light Rail & 12 lane freeway - reality
Who Needs It?
Who Really Wants Light Rail - Portland 1998?
Who Really Wants Light Rail - Vancouver 1994?
Rail Tranist, a Land Developer Scheme? (Local )
is little more than a subsidy for developers.
public transport will not regain market share
Portland’s Tram
The Streetcar is about density NOT transit
Transit
Transit costs more than driving cars.
Portland light rail costs including local matching dollars
Transit uses more energy than cars. Printable
Even big city transit DOES NOT save energy
Transit commutes take much longer than driving
Cars Improve Our Standard of Living
Bus Pollution-Union of Concerned Scientists (Lcl)
Coal Power Spew s Radiation, Mercury (Local)
Car Energy compared to Transit
Transit Costs 3X More than Driving Printable
THE PUBLIC COST OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES. (Lcl)
GM and the Red Cars (Local Copy)
TriMet Service cut, ridership down (Local)
Europeans are Abandoning Transit Too Printable
Wendell Cox: Mass transit does not reduce congestion
Columbian: Light rail-big cost, little benefit
Analysis of Light Rail in Six Cities (Local Copy)
Don't believe us about light rail? Would you believe the Orange County Grand Jury?
Light Rail - Does too Little
Light Rail - Harms
Light Rail KILLS people at 250% the rate of Cars
MAX causes crime (More via Ortem.org)
How to ride MAX without being mugged
How Light Rail Destroys Neighborhoods
TriMet can’t increase bus service because of rail
Shanghai High-Speed on a Fast Track to Nowhere
California Auditor’s Report (full PDF) Local
state’s ridership forecasts “are not reliable.” pdf
The Trouble with High-Speed Rail
High Speed Rail
Updated October 30, 2011