I205 Light Rail

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I205 Light Rail Time & Budget

Forcast data from:

Next stop: Prosperity, Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - Thursday, December 28, 2006

Actual data from:

	Forecast	Actual
Ridership	46,500 (2025)	7.5 million (20 12) (approx 21,500/day) Ridership must double to meet 2025 goal
cost of MAX	$557 million	$575.7 million
operating costs
opening date	Sept 2009	Sept 2009