Transit Investment Plan
PSU October 2009 TriMet System Overview
• 3 counties • 570 sq. miles • 13M1.3M peop le • 101 M rides (FY09)
MAX Light Rail
• 52 miles • 4 lines • 84 stations • 127 Ve hic les • 35.2 M rides in FY08
WES Commuter Rail
Wilsonville to Beaverton Existing Freight Tracks 14. 7 miles Commute Hours Transit Oriented Development
$8 billion invested within walking distance of MAX platforms since 1980 TriMet Bus Service
• 81 bus lines • 66. 2 M rides in FY09 • 528 vehicles • Mix of l ow/hi gh fl oor
LIFT
254 minibuses Door to door service 3,700 weekday rides MdiltMedical transpor ttitation: 1,600 weekday rides Operating Revenues
• Fares (22%) • Payroll and other taxes (53%) • Grants (16%) • Other (9%) Regional Transportation Plan – 2020 Goals
Expand Transit Service to: Keep up with population growth Serve emppyloyer work sites Manage increased congestion Limit air pollution Serve regional land use patterns Making Connections
Central city Job centers Rose Quarter Arena Airport Zoo Schools Shopping centers Hospitals Transit Investment Plan
Five year plan Updated annually Focused investments Total Transit System Partnerships
tri me t.org/ti p/i nd ex TIP Priorities
1. Build the Total Transit System 2. GhihittitGrow high capacity transit 3. Exppqand Frequent Service lines 4. Improve local service The Total Transit System Service Frequent Reliable Access • Pedestrians, Bikes • Park & Rid ers Amenities Shelters New vehicles Customer Information Customer Information Firsts
Transit Tracker Real-Time Arrivals • Over 1.3M calls/month Google Partnership • Open source transit data • Google Maps/Earth DlDeveloper we bitbsite • 3rd party apps Improvements for FY2010
Transit Tracker stop ID at 1,200 stops 35 new shelters Automated stop announcements Higgpyh Capacity Bike Parking Best of Times
Opened WES Commuter Rail Opened MAX Green Line 101 million rides Worst of Times
$20 million budget shortfall Eliminated 4 bus routes Cut MAX and Bus Service Stimulus Funding
$53 Million Willow Creek pocket track Bike parking Preventive maintenance Street maintenance Fuel buildinggp replacement South Precinct office What’s Ahead
Portland to Milwaukie Light Rail CRC with Light Rail to Vancouver Expand Customer Information Add bac k serv ice on bus an d ra il Criteria for Expansion
Potential Ridership Pedestrian Access Land Development/RTP Transit Equity
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2007 National Transit Database Released October 2008
Earning National Recognition
• Portland has “America’s Best Transit” • Travel and Leisure’s “America’s Best Cities 2008” • Portland is “America’s Greenest City” • Popular Science cites transit use as major reason • PDX is “America’s Best Airport” 2x in a row • Condé Nast readers cite Airport MAX convenience Carolyn Young
Executive Director, Communications & Technology
youngc@trimet.org