Optimal Results from New Light Rail Lines: Three Decades' Experience
Ken Zatarain Director, Service Delivery TriMet Portland, Oregon
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Portland, Oregon
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• Bus, rail, paratransit • 533 square miles • 1.5 million residents • 100 million annual boardings
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference TriMet
High per capita ridership • Bus, rail, paratransit • 533 square miles • 1.5 million residents • 100 million annual boardings
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13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference MAX Light Rail
2004 2001
1998 1986
2009
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference MAX Light Rail
2004 2001
1998 1986
2009
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference MAX Light Rail
2004 2001
1998 1986
2009
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference MAX Light Rail
2004 2001
1998 1986
2009
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference MAX Light Rail
2004 2001
1998 1986
2009
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference MAX Light Rail
2004 2001
1998 1986
2009 2015
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13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Total Transit System land use street design transit network 13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Eastside – 1986
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13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Eastside – 1986
• Improve bus network before & with LRT • Anticipate LRT in network design • Integrate modes • Prepare station area land use plans • Collaborate on pedestrian environment
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Eastside Grid – 1982 North-South Connections
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Eastside Grid – 1986 New Grid Connections
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Eastside Grid – 1986 Timed-Transfer Connections
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Airport – 2001
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Airport – 2001
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference I-205 – 2009
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13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Westside – 1998
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• Engage stakeholders early & often • Improve local connections • Create corridor-wide land use plans • Cultivate employer partnerships • Address last-mile connections
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Westside – 1997 Radial Routes
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Westside – 1998 Improved and New Local Routes
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Westside – 1998 Improved and New Local Routes
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Greenfields
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• Integrate LRT into grid • Collaborate on ped access • Try innovative marketing • Design transfer connections
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13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Transfer Connections
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Portland Mall – 2009
13th National Light Rail & Streetcar Conference Portland Mall- 2009
• Look for network efficiencies • Engage design staff early and often • Think beyond present operations • Field test dimensions • Convince with analysis
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