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| · Light rail will have negligible impact on traffic congestion
· Light rail is expensive relative to other transit modes · Light rail is inflexible · Light rail cost and ridership forecasts ... biased in favor of light rail. · Light rail will not spur development. · Development along light rail corridors is spurred by tax subsidies, not light rail. · Light rail will not improve commuter travel times, energy conservation and safety. · Transit's share of land travel in the U.S. has dropped from approximately 6 % to less than 1 % since 1950. · Virtually none of the pollution improvement is attributable to transit. · Public transit is less fuel-efficient than the auto. · Light rail is slower than the auto. · The average auto work trip is about 19 minutes while the average transit work trip is 50 minutes. · Light rail offers no advantages over express buses. · Express buses . . . about 60 % faster than light rail's 16.2 miles per hour. |
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assault fuels worries of transit safety 6/14/08 |
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From the Past |
No more backing out of deals, Milwaukie told TriMet last week.
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officials question trust in TriMet TriMet to Milwaukie: Your light-rail share is $5 million Joe Cortright :memo to local leaders on the financial risks (PDF, 51K) Light Rail Travel Times (SLOW!)
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1998 election: Trimte "shortened the ballot caption and eliminated from a summary statement claims that the line would reduce air pollution and traffic congestion, improve access to destinations along its route, reduce demand for new freeways and contribute to the vitality of neighborhood business districts." (Oregonian, Sept 2, 1998) Opponents of the proposed south-north rail line have released traffic counts for the U.S. 26 Sunset corridor that show little apparent change in traffic volumes since the opening of the westside light-rail line. The counts at nine locations on the Sunset or along parallel routes show a traffic increase of slightly less than 1 percent since westside MAX opened Sept. 12. (Oregonian, Octr 7, 1998) TRI-MET COUNT SHOWS WESTSIDE ATTRACTS 1,773 NEW RIDERS Train opponents put the number at 416 and say the cost of removing each commuter car works out to $2.6 million. The debate about ridership on westside light rail and its effect on traffic continued Wednesday, with Tri-Met saying it has attracted 1,773 new bus and rail riders in the westside corridor. (Oregonian, Oct 29, 1998)
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