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	Metropolitan Area Express (Portland, Oregon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
		The simulated MAX car prop was built from a discarded TriMet articulated bus and a Type-1 LRV that was retired in the 1980s after a collision damaged it badly enough to be deemed beyond repair.
		The bus, which was extensively used to transport commuters between Portland and Westside suburbs, 12 Sandy Blvd route, and select express routes until the 1998 extension of MAX Blue Line replaced the articulated bus service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metropolitan_Area_Express_(Portland,_Oregon) (973 words)

	Portland, Oregon - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The population of Portland is estimated to be 556,370 as of July 1, 2005[1], and that of the surrounding metropolitan area (MSA), approximately 2 million (the 24th largest in the United States).
		Portland is known as "The City of Roses" or "Rose City", nicknames originated during the 1905 Lewis and Clark centennial exposition.
		Portland was the major port in the Pacific Northwest for much of the 19th century, until the 1890s, when direct railroad access between the deepwater harbor in Seattle and points east by way of Stampede Pass were built.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Portland,_Oregon (5549 words)

	MAX Orange Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MAX Orange Line is a proposed light rail route for the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in Portland, Oregon.
		It would have run from Downtown Portland via the Hawthorne Bridge to Oregon City primarily along the old Portland Traction Company right-of-way (which was the world's first interurban line).
		The hope was to get this Portland - Oregon City line running as soon as possible by using second-hand PCC streetcars from Toronto until brand new Boeing light rail vehicles could be obtained.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MAX_Orange_Line (475 words)

	Portland Oregon - Susan Marthens Portland Real Estate
		MAX (Metropolitan Area Express), the area 38-mile light rail system, is an advanced and modern system that carries an average of 83,800 daily boarding and 27.5 million rides annually (calendar year 2004).
		Oregon ranks fifth among U.S. states in the percentage of its population which attends megachurches according to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research study published in 2001.
		Metropolitan Portland ranked eighth among the top 50 U.S. metro areas in population growth in this age group; it was fourth in the growth of college-educated 25- to-34-year-olds, with a 50 percent gain.
	www.movingtoportland.net /portland.htm (5082 words)

	VZ Local - Portland, Oregon City Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The area is quite active during the teams' home games, and the city hopes to extend the activity by promoting a major increase in residential units in the quarter using zoning and tax incentives.
		Portland's Lincoln High School is notable as it is the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River, built in 1869.
		For the most part, Portland's streets are arranged in a traditional grid-like pattern, with a few diagonal streets connecting various sections of the city and suburbs, and numerous bridges across the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
	www.vzlocal.com /Portland-OR.html (4578 words)

	RMI Gateway: Portland, Oregon (PDX) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Portland has long been known as a clean, green, friendly city, with lots to do and even more to see.
		Leading Portland into the 21st century is its economical, easy-to-use public transit system, which annually transports millions of visitors and residents throughout the city and the surrounding area.
		TriMet's 44-mile MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) light rail system, which connects downtown Portland to the city's international airport, also features door-to-door access to one of the area's richest collections of visitor attractions.
	www.rmi-realamerica.com /english/portland.asp (642 words)

	Portland's Metropolitan Area eXpress (MAX)
		The Washington Park station under Portland's West hills is the deepest mass transit station in North America at 260 feet underground.
		Portland, like most cities, is hard to get into and out of, and is expensive to park in.
		A friend of mine who lived in Vancouver used to take 205 into Portland, park at Gateway (for free) and then ride the train into town for her job.
	www.sireneinternet.net /pstran/max (350 words)

	Portland Oregon Visitors Association - Media
		Well, the fact is that Portland’s MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) light rail system, new streetcar line, pedestrian-friendly downtown, half-size city blocks, and cycling-centric commuters are as much a part of the city’s identity as roses and bridges.
		The new MAX Yellow Line (opened in May 2004) boasts 5 miles of track along Interstate Avenue, linking the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center to the Oregon Convention Center/Rose Quarter area and the city’s hotel downtown core.
		In “Fareless Square,” a 330-block area in downtown Portland, transportation on all MAX light rail trains, buses, trolleys and streetcars is free.
	www.travelportland.com /media/acmedkit/motion.html (1434 words)

	SOLAR TODAY - Home
		The growth management policies and transportation planning that are hallmarks of Portland’s civic life have shaped a metropolitan area that feels much more like a big town than a small city.
		Runners, walkers, bikers and rollerbladers in the downtown area flock to the new Eastbank Esplanade, a 1.5 mile pedestrian/cycling trail that extends along the east side of downtown Portland’s Willamette River from the Steel Bridge to the Hawthorne Bridge.
		Like other transit projects in Portland, the two major goals in building the streetcar line were first to reduce short inner-city trips, parking demand, traffic congestion and air pollution and second to encourage the development of more housing in the Central City.
	www.solartoday.org /2003/july_aug03/portland.htm (2125 words)

	Portland's Transportation - Portland Oregon Visitors Association
		Portland has long been known as a clean, green and friendly metropolis, with lots to do and even more to see.
		New to areas of downtown Portland are the solar-powered SmartMeters.
		Portland Union Station is served by three scheduled Amtrak intercity passenger trains.
	www.pova.com /visitors/transportation.html (961 words)

	Portland MAX Light Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Begining in 1986 with the Portland-Gresham segment (Cleveland Avenue to 11th Avenue), this was extended from downtown Portland to Hillsboro in 1998.
		Portland Vintage Trolleys also use the downtown segment to the Lloyd Center on Sundays and hollidays.
		This is limited because Portland's smaller, 200 foot blocks would not allow a train to use a station without blocking auto traffic on cross streets.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/portland/max.html (749 words)

	Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH - iRhine.com - Weighing How We Move
		Everyday, TriMet bus or MAX (Metropolitan Area Express, Portland's light rail) transport about 300,000 people to go to work, to run an errands or visit friends and family, without the hassles of traffic and parking.
		Among the speakers were as John Carroll, a board member of the Portland Streetcar, David Knowles, the former of City Planning director of Portland and Charlie Hales, vice president and national director of transit planning for HDR Engineering and former Portland City Council.
		Portland's MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) Blue Line was its first rail line.
	www.irhine.com /index.jsp?page=home_071105 (1208 words)

	Oregon Tourism Commission Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Portland's new Eastbank Esplanade, a 1.5-mile pedestrian/cycling trail that extends along the east side of downtown Portland's Willamette River from the Steel Bridge to the Hawthorne Bridge, has proven to be a huge draw for both visitors and residents.
		Oregon's four All-American Roads are: 1)The Historic Columbia River Highway; 2) The Volcanic Legacy; 3) Hell's Canyon; and 4) Pacific Coast.
		The Hilton Portland and Executive Tower are within easy walking distance of the Portland Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Society, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, restaurants, shopping, the MAX light rail station at Pioneer Courthouse Square, and the Portland Streetcar.
	otc.traveloregon.com /press.cfm?thePage=17 (3576 words)

	Transit Experience in Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A state-wide Oregon vote on November 5, 1996 defeated funding for extending the Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) system with a South-North line.
		A article on the study from the Portland Oregonian of July 8, 1998.
		Oregon Transportation Institute - a collection of evaluative analyses on Portland's rail transit history and likely future.
	www.globaltelematics.com /pitf/Pif9p.htm (188 words)

	Portland Oregon Public Transportation - Portland Real Estate
		Formerly part of the Oregon Electric Railway, this line is now being operated for freight service by a short-line railroad, the Portland and Western.
		Fareless Square provides free rides (bus, light rail, and streetcars) in the downtown Portland area bounded by the Willamette River, NW Irving, and the I-405 (Stadium) freeway.
		The City of Portland Office of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city.
	www.movingtoportland.net /public_transportation.htm (1549 words)

	Transit Project \| Portland Tri-Met MAX LRT Project \| Portland Cement Association (PCA)
		This case study focuses on the notable uses of concrete for construction of the Portland, Oregon, MAX (Metropolitan Area eXpress) light rail transit system.
		The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) light rail transit system in Portland, known as MAX, has grown from a 15-mile (24-km) line from downtown Portland eastwards, to a 33-mile (53-km), 46-station system spanning from the area’s west side to its east side.
		The rails for the two tracks through the platform area are supported on concrete blocks set in a concrete base slab.
	www.cement.org /transit/tr_cs_portland.asp (1484 words)

	Portland, Oregon (PAC 2003)
		Known as the "City of Roses," Portland is a beautiful blend of urban parks, internationally acclaimed attractions, world-class shopping and dining, and a thriving arts community offering a colorful palette of art galleries, local theater and Broadway performances!
		Portland is a cosmopolitan city that has preserved the vitality of its downtown.
		Portland is famous for its many microbreweries and brewpubs.
	www-conf.slac.stanford.edu /pac03/portland.html (346 words)

	PB Network \| Issue 35 \| Oregon: Envisioning The South/North Transit Corridor
		The Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington Metropolitan Area is in the process of developing a regional rail system.
		Portland Metro, the Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, is preparing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Tri-Met, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency, is initiating preliminary engineering.
		The success of these simulations was measured by the realism and ease of which they communicated conceptual designs to the public (Figures 3a and 3b).
	www.pbworld.com /news_events/publications/network/Issue_35/35_11_BrannanR_OregonEnvisioningSoNor.asp (766 words)

	OGI School of Science & Engineering
		Outstanding public art, dozens of urban parks and greenspaces, a lively downtown, and a world-class transportation system are just a few of the many reasons to visit this jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
		Portland boasts an amazing array of attractions, including an outstanding collection of cast iron and terra cotta architecture, the largest new-and-used bookstore in the world, a nationally acclaimed art museum, and a vibrant culinary community.
		MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) is Tri-Met's light rail system serving the greater Portland metropolitan area.
	www.ogi.edu /graduate_edu/students/pdx (207 words)

	Portland, OR: Getting to Know : Getting Around : By Metro & Light Rail \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is Portland's aboveground light-rail system that connects downtown Portland with the airport (as of Sept 2001), the eastern suburb of Gresham, and the western suburbs of Beaverton and Hillsboro.
		As with the bus, MAX is free within the Fareless Square, which includes all the downtown area.
		A Fareless Square extension now also makes it possible to ride the MAX between downtown Portland and both the Rose Quarter (site of the Oregon Convention Center) and the Lloyd District (site of the Lloyd Center Mall), which are both across the Willamette River in northeast Portland.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/portlandor/0025030386.html (402 words)

	Motion M2001-123 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A motion of the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority authorizing up to eight (8) Board members travel to the City of Portland, Oregon for a field study of the MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) Light Rail system from November 19 through November 20, 2001.
		Approval of this motion would authorize board members to travel to the City of Portland, Oregon for a field study of the MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) Light Rail system from November 19 through November 20, 2001.
		It is hereby moved by the Board of the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority to authorize up to eight (8) Board members travel to the City of Portland, Oregon for a field study of the MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) Light Rail system from November 19 through November 20, 2001.
	www.soundtransit.org /about/board/motions/html/MotionM2001-123.html (220 words)

	OhioLINK ETD: RAMSEY, JASON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The purpose of this research was to investigate how two different light rail systems developed, what policies, programs, and organizations helped shape them, and to draw conclusions as to what enabled one light rail transit line to perform better than another.
		Comparisons were made on the ridership of the lines, their effect on the value of land adjacent to the stations, and the type of policies and programs which have facilitated transit oriented development.
		The results of this investigation have shown that Portland's Eastside MAX performs much better when compared to Baltimore due to Portland's regional growth plan, the existence of a regional governing entity, and integrated transportation and land use policies.
	www.ohiolink.edu /etd/view.cgi?ucin1022588948 (229 words)

	PB Network \| Issue 42 \| Introduction to the Good, the Bad, and the Lessons Learned
		The Pacific Northwest is a major growth center in the U.S., with Portland, Oregon being one of its rapidly growing metropolitan centers.
		Near Portland, most of the expansion is in Washington County, particularly in the areas surrounding Beaverton and Hillsboro.
		The Portland Light Rail Project, undertaken by the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (Tri-Met) of Portland, Oregon, is a 29-km (18-mile) extension to the existing Tri-Met Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail transit system.
	www.pbworld.com /news_events/publications/network/tools/print_article.asp?referrer=/news_events/publications/network/issue_42/42_17_McAllisterD_IntroductionGoodBadLessons.asp (548 words)

	Oregon Zoo: How to Get Here
		MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) runs through downtown from the suburbs to the west and east, from the airport, and from the Expo Center.
		Coming west to Portland on I-84, merge onto I-5 south and follow the signs for Beaverton, which will send you across the river and put you on I-405.
		Coming from the Portland International Airport, drive straight on the road leading from the airport and take the exit for I-205 South towards Portland.
	www.oregonzoo.org /VisitorInfo/directions.htm (1130 words)

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