Portland Light Rail Works Just Fine, Thank You

A transportation planner pokes fun at Cascade Policy Institute's charges of how light rail doesn't work in Portalnd.

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August 7, 2003, 4:00 AM PDT

"Well, Mr. Charles, if MAX is your definition of "failure," I'll take it over your definition of "success" any time. Let's see how MAX "doesn't work": MAX patronage has increased from fewer than 30,000 daily trips in the mid-1990s to more than 80,000 daily trips in 2002."

Thanks to Transport Policy Listserv

FULL STORY: Counting the ways Portland light rail 'doesn't work'

Tuesday, August 5, 2003 in The Oregonian

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