Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar
Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon
“It must always be remembered how cost-effectiveness works in the public sector: the cost IS the benefit.” - author unknown
Here is best a look at the recent ODOT STIP (Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (at highway.odot.state.or.us/cf/STIPS) to see how our gas taxes go to mass transit:
$2,148,000 11421 Morrison Bridge Ped-Bike Access
$3,310,000 11463 SE20th Hawthorne Blvd. Bike/Ped Improvements.Signal Work
$6,799,000 12461 NE 102nd:NE Weidler Street Improvements, Sidewalks, and Bike Lanes
$2,223,000 12468 SE 190th Bike, Ped & Transit Improvements
$1,829,000 12478 NW Lovejoy Reconstruct Roadway, Sidewalks,Bike Lanes
$1,155,000 13261 Union Station Facility Improvements
$3,529,000 13489 Garvee Bond Debt Service Highway, LRT, Commuter Rail & Bus Purchase
$1,533,000 13490 Bus Stop Development (Frequent Bus Program) Increase Access to Transit
$4,458,000 13500 Bus Purchase
$862,000 13506 NE Prescott Add Bike Lanes & Sidewalks
$4,803,000 13510 Garvee Bond Debt Highways Funds for LRT,Commuter Rail & Bus Purchase
$2,157,000 13514 N.Richmond Ped Improvements, New Signals, Curb Extensions
$8,359,000 13718 I-205 Mall LRT Unit 1 LightRailTransit (LRT)
$11,702,000 I-205 Mall LRT Unit 2
$5,573,000 I-205 Mall LRT Unit 3
$11,310,000 14060 Columbia Corridor Rail Intermodal Connector
$12,259,000 14065 SW Gibbs St Ped Bridge over I-5, Part of SoWa
$5,573,000 14066 Regional Trails Program
$3,472,000 14272 92nd Ave SE Powell Sidewalk & Bike Lane, Curb/Drainage, Landscaping, Lighting
$1,310,000 14273 Waud Bluff Trail: N Basin Ave Willamette Blvd.
$1,378,000 14407 Springwater Trail
$1,075,000 14409 Marine Dr Bike/Trail
$346,000 144111 Springwater Trailhead
$992,000 14413 Cleveland Station-Ruby Jct Max Trail-Path
$591,000 14440 SW Capitol Hwy, SW Taylors Ferry Replace Existing Roadway & Add Bike Lanes and Sidewalks
$2,006,000 14441 2008 Metro Regional Travel Options Program
$2,006,000 14442 2009 Metro Regional Travel Options Program
$557,000 14443 2008 Travel Smart Program Educate Citizens About Alt. Modes of Trans
$8,169,000 14482 Regional Rail Debt for LRT Commuter Rail & Bus Purchases
$8,515,000 14483 Regional Rail Debt for LRT Commuter Rail & Bus Purchases
$1,039,000 14567 Metro RTO Program-Encourage Modes to Drive Alone
$984,000 14568 Metro RTO
$1,875,000 14569 Portland Streetcar Analysis for Extension of System
$1,875,000 14570 Portland Streetcar Analysis for Extension of System
$827,000 14572 Trolley Trail SE Arista-Multi-Use Path
$930,000 14573 Debt Service Costs Interstate Max Beaverton Commuter
$4,532,000 14574 Debt Service Costs Interstate Mx-I-205 LRT, Wilsonville Beaverton Commuter Rail/Bus Purch
$2,196,000 14575 Regional Rail Debt Service Interstate Max, I-205 LRT Wilsonville Beaverton Commuter Rail/Bus
$1,850,000 14576 See Above
$276,000 15494 Metro Van Pool
$136,383,000 GRAND TOTAL $136.383MILLION DOLLARS of GAS TAX ODOT DOLLARS GOING FOR PORTLAND (ONLY) MASS TRANSIT/BIKE LANES/PEDESTRIANS/MASS TRANSIT EDUCATION
Thanks to Jerry’s posing at: http://bojack.org/2007/06/sam_the_tram_jerks_your_chain_1.html
Information is originally from: http://highway.odot.state.or.us/cf/STIPSrch/index.cfm
Here is another $130 Million for rail/bus on the ODOT list for Portland Region:
14475 Bus & Rail Preventive Maintenance 2008 -- $53,726,000
14476 Bus & Rail Preventive Maintenance 2009 -- $57,645,000
14479 Rail Preventive Maintenance -- $10,844,000
14480 Rail Preventive Maintenance -- $11,511,000
New Grand Total: Over $250 million NOT FOR roads!
Another Oregon Lie - Millions of Road Dollars actually go to Transit, Bikes and Peds
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Elderly Travel |
GM & The Streetcar |
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McLoughlin Plan |
CRC_Planning |
Zoneing Increases Cost, Hurts Economy |
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