URBAN DECISION MAKING FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS: PORTLAND'S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
This study reviews the planning and decision-making processes leading to the construction of the Banfield Light Rail Transit Line in Portland, Oregon. It is a particularly candid and detailed review of the process of evaluating urban transportation alternatives, choosing an option, getting it funded, and getting it installed and running in a major metropolitan area. The study covers the full range of issues associated with implementation of a system, including the role of Federal, state and local governments throughout the process, procedures for citizen involvement, integration of the light rail proposal into the downtown plan, planning the areas around stations, involvement of private developers, and the construction process itself. Although the study itself is specific to Portland, conclusions are drawn about major system implementation which may be broadly applicable.
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Corporate Authors:
Portland State University
Center for Urban Studies, P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR United States 97207-0751Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
4012 Southeast 17th Avenue
Portland, OR United States 97202Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Office of Planning, 400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Edner, S M
- Arrington Jr, G B
- Publication Date: 1985-3
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Photos;
- Pagination: 101 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Construction projects; Federal government; Joint development; Light rail transit; Local government; Private enterprise; Public participation; State government; Vehicle safety
- Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
- Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
- Subject Areas: Construction; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00451067
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-85-3
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM