Division Transit Project
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DIVISION TRANSIT PROJECT Better bus service coming to SE Division The Division Transit Project will be a first for our community—high-capacity bus service providing faster, more reliable trips. As population and businesses along SE Division Street rapidly grow, impacts on traffic, including public transit, also increase. The Line 4-Division is one of TriMet’s most popular bus lines, with more than 10,000 daily rides between Downtown Portland and Gresham. With this high ridership come challenges, however, such as crowded buses, full buses passing riders waiting at stops, and traffic congestion behind buses making frequent stops to pick up riders. The Division Transit Project will improve service along Division and help keep traffic moving while supporting increasing ridership in the future. Faster, easier, more reliable The 15-mile Division Transit Project will improve bus service between Downtown Portland, Southeast and East Portland and Gresham by providing • longer, three-door buses with room for 60% more riders • bus stops that may include amenities such as weather protection • multiple-door boarding for quicker stops • transit signal priority—traffic signals prioritize bus travel, getting riders to their destinations faster • stations placed where there is greatest rider demand, to maximize travel times while making important transit connections Together, these improvements will reduce travel times up to 20 percent, with buses running every 15 minutes and even more often during rush hour. Additionally, the project will build stations appropriate to their setting along Division Street. Some stations east of 82nd Avenue will be large and comfortable with improved weather protection, lighting and passenger amenities. This portion of the route will include upgraded bicycle improvements, accessible ramps, sidewalks and pedestrian crossings around stations and major intersections. Stations west of 82nd Avenue will see modest changes at stations to improve the rider experience. Irving & 5th* 6th & Flanders FAST. EASY. RELIABLE. 6th & Stark 5th & Davis 6th & Taylor 6th & Columbia 5th & Washington Hall & 5th 5th & Salmon 5th & Columbia 5th & Hall WILLAMETTERIVER 2nd & Lincoln South Waterfront/ SW Moody Division & 20th OMSI/Water Division & 11th Division &/12th Division & 30th Division & 26th Division & Chavez Conceptual rendering subject to change; service branding to be determined. Division & 34th Division & 51st New 60-foot articulated buses I-205 with multiple-door boarding Division & 43rd make quicker stops at stations Division & 68th and faster trips possible. Division & 60th Division & 82nd Division & 76th Division & MAX Green Line Division & 87th Division & 112th Division & 101st Division & 122nd Division & 116th Division & 135th/ Division & 136th Division & 130th Division & 148th Division & 142nd Division & 162nd Division & 157th Division & 174th Division & 168th Division & Eastwood Division & 182nd Division & Civic Division & Angeline Gresham Central Transit Center Division & Eastman MHCC Cleveland Park & Ride Irving & 5th* 6th & Flanders 6th & Stark 5th & Davis 6th & Taylor 6th & Columbia 5th & Washington Hall & 5th 5th & Salmon 5th & Columbia 5th & Hall WILLAMETTERIVER 2nd & Lincoln South Waterfront/ SW Moody Division & 20th OMSI/Water Division & 11th Division &/12th Division & 30th Division & 26th Division & Chavez Division & 34th Division & 51st I-205 Division & 43rd Division & 68th Division Transit Project alignment Division & 60th Approximate station locations Division & 82nd (in pairs, with one platform in each direction, except on Transit Mall) Division & 76th Division & MAX Green Line Division & 87th Division & 112th Division & 101st Division & 122nd Division & 116th Division & 135th/ Line 20 service to Mt. Hood Community College *Stations with single platform The project will connect Downtown Portland and Gresham, traveling Division & 136th on SE Division Street through southeastDivision and & east 130th Portland to the Cleveland Park & Ride. The new service will cross the Willamette River Division & 148th over Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, connecting the service with South Waterfront, OHSU, Division & 142nd Related bus service improvements Division & 162nd When the new high capacity bus service begins, it will replace the Line 4-DivisionDivision & 157th and the majority of those service hours from the Line 4-Division will be reallocated Division & 174th to existing and new bus service in east Portland and east Multnomah County. There will be public outreach and a comment process before the service hours Division & 168th Division & Eastwood are reallocated. The reallocation of service hours could occur before the project’s scheduled opening in 2022. Division & 182nd and PSU. Division & Civic In addition, near-term improvements will be made, including increased weekday frequency to Line 20-Burnside/Stark to better serve students and employees of Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, and a new north/south bus line on 162nd Division & Angeline Gresham Central Transit Center Avenue. These improvements will connect to the high capacity bus service when it opens in 2022. Division & Eastman MHCC Project funding Project costs are approximately $175 million, with state, regional, local and federal Cleveland Park & Ride funding contributions expected. Timeline Planning Design Service Begins 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Construction Stay involved Sign up for project email updates and meeting notices at trimet.org/division. For more information, please call TriMet Community Affairs at 503-962-2150. G OF RES Y H T A I M C 1905 Available in other formats Division Transit Project Fact Sheet / June 2018.