Multimodal Networks: Portland’s Experience

Ken Zatarain

TriMet, Director Service Delivery

Portland, OR

Portland, Oregon

TriMet

• Bus, rail, paratransit

• 592 square miles

• 1.5 million residents

• 100 million annual boardings

TriMet

High per capita ridership

• Bus, rail, paratransit

• 592 square miles

• 1.5 million residents

• 100 million annual boardings

MAX Light Rail

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MAX Light Rail

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1986 1998

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MAX Light Rail

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1986 1998

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MAX Light Rail

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MAX Light Rail

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2040 Framework Plan

Transit Service Strategy

Commuter Choice – Lifestyle Choice

land use

transit network

street design

How the parts come together

• customer information • access to transit • stop amenities • frequency • reliability • safety and security

The Total Transit System

Eastside Light Rail

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Freeway Street ROW Street

Lloyd District

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Freeway Street Median ROW Street

Banfield Freeway I-84

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Freeway Street Median ROW Street

East Burnside Street

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Freeway Street ROW Street

Mt. Hood Interurban

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Freeway Street ROW Street

Eastside MAX - 1986 Lessons Learned

• Improve bus network before & with LRT

• Anticipate LRT in network design

• Integrate modes

• Prepare station area land use plans

• Collaborate on pedestrian environment

Eastside Grid - 1982 North-South Connections

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Eastside Grid - 1986 New Grid Connections

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Eastside Grid - 1986 Timed-Transfer Connections

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Eastside Grid - 2009 15-Minute Base Service

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82nd Avenue

Gateway Transit Center

Station Area Planning

Downtown Streetscape

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Pedestrian Environment

Pedestrian Environment

East Portland in Motion:

A Five‐Year Implementation Strategy for Active Transportation

Pedestrian Environment

Westside Light Rail

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ROW Freeway Tunnel Street

Robertson Tunnel

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ROW Freeway Tunnel Street

Sunset Highway US 26

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ROW Freeway Tunnel Street

Oregon Electric Interurban

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ROW Freeway Tunnel Street

Washington Street - Hillsboro

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ROW Freeway Tunnel Street

Westside MAX - 1998 Lessons Learned

• Engage stakeholders early and often

• Improve local connections

• Create corridor-wide land use plans

• Cultivate employer partnerships

• Address last-mile connections

Outreach

Onboard conversations

Outreach

Stakeholder consultation

Onboard conversations

Outreach

Stakeholder consultation

Onboard conversations

Workshops & open houses

Outreach

Stakeholder consultation

Onboard conversations

Workshops & open houses

Hearings

Outreach

Stakeholder consultation

Onboard conversations

Workshops & open houses

Hearings Board meeting

Westside – 1997 Radial Routes

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Westside – 1998 Improved and New Local Routes

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Westside – 1998 Improved and New Local Routes

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Greenfields

Transit-Oriented Developmnet

Beyond the Berm

Silicon Forest

Last Mile Connections

Last Mile Connections

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Last Mile Connections

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Last Mile Connections

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More Lessons Learned 2004-2014

• Engage design staff early and often

• Balance operations with development

• Seek out network efficiencies

• Accentuate jurisdictional partnerships