The Portland metropolitan planning organization, Staff of Metro, has recommended a light rail as the best option of high capacity transit to connect Portland and Bridgeport Village.
Two bus rapid transit lines are currently in development in the region and it is preferred in some communities because it is less expensive. But the authority proposed the LRT system because is “serving the existing and projected transit demand in the corridor, improving transit service reliability in the corridor, improving transit travel times and providing transit service that is cost effective to build and operate with limited local resources.”
Compared to the bus project, the cost of the LRT is around 44 percent higher.
The steering committee will act on the recommendations on May 9. After that, staff will bring together a final ‘preferred package’ for the corridor, including the final preferred high capacity transit route and mode, as well as related roadway, bicycle and pedestrian projects.
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