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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

 

 

 

Milwaukie MAX Rail

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   Some Project Documents   

TriMet’s Project Library

FEIS (Metro Page)

Record of Decision  (local)

 

Clackamas IGA with Trimet

 

Full title: Portland-milwaukie light rail project Intergovernmental grant agreement between tri-metropolitan Transportation district of oregon; clackamas county, oregon; The clackamas county development agency; and the north Clackamas parks and recreation district

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Download PDF with copyable OCR text (caution-Reads OK, but will have some errors when you copy)

 

Is Clackamas County Trading Public Safety for Light Rail?

 

Clackamas County Sherrif’s remarks to the

Clackamas County Commissioners about light rail and his budget

 

 

2007 Forecast

2008 Forecast

FFGA

2016

Ridership

 

 

 

45% low- 17,000 forecast; 11,000 actual

Total Cost

$850 million (April 2007)

  $1.4 Billion (Jan 2008)

$1.495 billion

 

cost per ride

 

 

 

 

Length of line

6.5-mile

 

 

 

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