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	Westside Max
		A photograph of Washington Park Station location is included in the article; photograph by Joel Davis.
		An Oregonian article of August 15, 1996, describes "hole-through" of the Max tunnel.
		A Westside Max Tunnel chart also appears there; graphics by Michael Mode.
	www.reed.edu /~reyn/tunnel.html

	Portland MAX Light Rail: Blue Line (Westside)
		While this project sat dormant, the MAX station was open, but fenced in, to serve Cedar Hills Blvd. to the west.
		This station serves as a hub for bus service, as well as the terminus for the MAX Red Line.
		As part of Westside MAX, the Yamhill/Morrison tracks were extended west from the Eastside MAX alignment to merge again at SW 18th street, tracks then continue through the Goose Hollow neighborhood.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/portland/max-blue-west.html

	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.
		The greatest benefit of the system is you can park for free outside the city and then ride the train 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

	Portland MAX Blue -> Washington Park
		An LRV from the original Eastside line is entering the Washington Park station on the newer west-side line.
		This station is about 1/3 in from the east of the 3 mile long double-bore tunnel under Portland's west hills.
		This is the entrance to the station at ground level.
	www.trainweb.org /subwaymark/transit/uspnw/portland/lightrail/blue/pdx_lr-B17-tunnel.htm

	TriMet: Washington Park Station
		Washington Park Station is the only stop in the three-mile-long light rail tunnels through Portland's West Hills.
		Washington Park Station is accessible to persons with mobility devices.
		The towers are finished with basalt stone similar to that used in the nearby Washington Park reservoirs.
	www.tri-met.org /max/blueline/wapkss.htm

	Oregon Zoo: How to Get Here
		Washington Park has its own MAX stop, which lets you off right at the zoo entrance.
		Bus #63 Washington Park will take you on a scenic route from downtown Portland through Washington Park, past the POVA Visitors Center, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the Oregon Historical Society, the Portland Art Museum, the International Rose Test Garden, the Japanese Garden, the Forest Discovery Center and on to our zoo.
		MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) runs through downtown from the suburbs to the west and east, from the airport, and from the Expo Center.
	www.oregonzoo.org /VisitorInfo/directions.htm

	Railway Technology - Portland MAX Light Rail Expansion - Oregon, USA
		Washington Park MAX station is the deepest in North America at 260ft below ground.
		MAX, a 44-mile light rail system with 64 stations, runs east and west from Portland and connects the cities of Gresham, Beaverton and Hillsboro.
		Airport MAX is a $125 million, 5.5-mile extension developed through an innovative public/private venture involving the Port of Portland, Tri-Met, the City of Portland, Portland Development Commission and Bechtel Enterprises.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/portland

	O4R: Underground Pi
		Pi as it appears in the Washington Park Station of the Westside MAX Light Rail
		n the Washington Park Station of the Westside Light Rail Tunnel, in the 16-million year recitation of history that runs alongside a 260-foot core sample of Portland’s West Hills, you will find, etched in granite, the first 107 digits of the transcendental constant pi (figure 1).
		After I searched strings of the Washington Park Station digits against the half-million pi digits on my computer, the source of the error became clearer.
	home.comcast.net /~dchapman2146/pf_v4n3/PiUnderground.htm

	Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Portland
		You can also take the MAX line to the Washington Park Station, which is adjacent to the Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center, and Hoyt Arboretum.
		Within Washington Park, you'll find the Japanese Garden and International Rose Test Garden, which are adjacent to one another on the more developed east side of the park.
		To the north of Hoyt Arboretum is Forest Park, which, with 4,900 acres of forest, is the largest forested city park in the United States.
	dest.travelocity.com /DestGuides/0,1840,TCYCAFR465531231340,00.html

	NW Virtual Transit Center-Washington Park MAX Station
		The entire grounds of the above ground portion of the MAX station sit in the middle of Washington Park, home of many cultural and natural attractions.
		It is so far inside the earth that Washington Park station remains a cool 50 degrees all year round.
		station art design team managed to save one of the first soil tests preformed before the actual drilling began.
	www.nwvirtualtransit.com /tours/westside/washingtonpark.html

	Washington state stream biological monitoring network - station summary
		Washington state stream biological monitoring network - station summary
		RIVPACS (River InVertebrate Prediction and Classification System) is a model that predicts probabilities of aquatic invertebrates occurring in streams in Western Washington.
		The number of observed taxa (O) at a test site is divided by the expected taxa (E), yielding a ratio.
	www.ecy.wa.gov /apps/watersheds/streambio/station.asp?sta=30

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		The weather at the time of the counts was ideal, a factor that would encourage more people to walk to rail stations or to feeder buses than in rainy weather.
		The details, by train and time, of these counts is shown after the following presentation of the AM peak cordon counts for discontinued and altered bus routes on the west side due to the introduction of west side light rail.
		Prior experience with the opening of the east side line and lines elsewhere indicate that people, who do not become regular users, experiment with new systems in the first six months of operation.
	www.hevanet.com /oti/maxcounts98.htm

	John Templeton Foundation :: About the Foundation :: Board of Advisors
		Her spirituality curriculum at George Washington University was one of the first in the country and received the John Templeton Award for Spirituality and Medicine.
		Max Jammer, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Physics and formerly Rector and President at Bar-Ilan University.
		McDonnell is chairman of CHARACTERplus, a character education program in the public schools of Greater St. Louis and chairman of the board of the Character Education Partnership, Inc., Washington, D.C. The first president of the foundation for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, Mr.
	www.templeton.org /about_the_foundation/advisors.asp

	Charles P Hobbs : Transit : Pacific Northwest 2003
		The Washington Park station was popular, as it served the Zoo.
		Then came several other stations along the line, a few with rather dense mixed use developments, some more that were mostly parking lot, and one or two that seemed to be out in the middle of nowhere.
		After landing at PDX, I made my way to the MAX train station at the airport.
	stylophonic.lerctr.org /~transit/pnw2003.html

	Russell's Photo Gallery
		Gateway To City - Having started its inbound trip at Portland Airport 13 minutes ago, a MAX train pauses at the Gateway station on the way to Portland's City Center.
		In another section of the park from the zoo, the Rose Garden is a tourist magnet during the spring and summer.
		It is the deepest subway station in North America, and the second deepest in the world.
	www.russellshaw.net /photogallery

	TriMet: News Release - News Room Archives 2004 - TriMet adds Washington Park service
		MAX Red and Blue line trains stop at Washington Park Station at least every 10 minutes.
		The Washington Park Shuttle runs every 15 minutes from the Oregon Zoo to the event and extra buses will take riders back to Washington Park MAX Station afterward.
		Riding MAX and the Washington Park Shuttle to and from the Musical Theatre at Washington Park's Amphitheater Stage is an easy alternative to driving.
	www.ridetrimet.com /news/archives/2004/july9washparkservice.htm

	Tunnel keeps transit station environmentally sound
		Platforms in the Washington Park Station are separated by a pillar of rock, with enough room on either side to handle the entire passenger load for which the station was designed.
		Belying its subterranean location, Washington Park Station is open and spacious thanks to 34-foot-high platform caverns, generous lighting and the constant stream of fresh air that flows naturally from one portal to the other.
		Artwork in the station includes a "time line" railing with glass-encased rock samples from each period in the hills' 16-million-year history, along with drawings and descriptions etched into the station's granite walls.
	research.americancityandcounty.com /ar/government_tunnel_keeps_transit

	NW Virtual Transit Center-Washington Park Zoo Train
		Easy access to Washington Park MAX station, the International Rose Test Gardens, Japanese Gardens, and commanding views of the Portland skyline are enjoyed by Zoo Train riders.
		A trip to Portland's Oregon Zoo or Washington Park is not complete without a trip on the Zoo Train, a favorite of the young and young of heart since the 1960's.
		Any mail sent from Washington Park or the Oregon Zoo is hand-stamped with an authentic postmark bearing "Washington Park Zoo Railway" to cancel sent stamps.
	www.nwvirtualtransit.com /portland/zootrain.html

	JewishGen FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
		In addition to the main archive in Washington, the National Archives maintains thirteen Regional Archives across the country.
		The passenger list microfilms are available at the National Archives in Washington, and portions are available at the various Regional Archives.
		These lists and indexes are available at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, several of the Regional Branches, and via the LDS.
	www.jewishgen.org /infofiles/faq.html

	cuponoodles: ZOOBOMB!
		For those of you not familiar with the weekly bicycle-based activity, the Zoobomb is a gathering of people who take the MAX to Washington Park (Zoo) station, take a elevator up to a spot near the top of the hill, trudge up a trail and then descend a curve-packed street to the bottom.
		Most of the Zoobombers had already taken the MAX up to Washington Park, but we had to wait for a couple more friends.
		We ended up getting split up into two groups on two MAX trains, but we all ended up at the MAX station and crowded onto the elevator.
	www.cuponoodles.net /archives/000044.html

	Daily News by Radok News
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		A new policy that takes effect Monday designates about 80 percent of employee parking spaces for Chrysler vehicles only and forces workers to park much further away if they drive a car or truck made by a competing manufacturer.
		The surge “is going to be the main killer,” said Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
	www.radoknews.com

	Wednesday
		Took 15 to PGE park, then max to washington square park, then 73 around the park to Japanese park.
		Made my way over to pioneer courthouse square without getting lost and caught a blue max right away.
		Spellbound was very good - surprised how many people were there to see a documentary on a Wednesday night.
	members.cox.net /camerongary/portland/wednesday.html

	A Broken Doll Saga: The Amended Stories of My Life
		Setting: Early November 2004, Washington Park Max Station...
		The Washington Park Station is the deepest transit station in America.
		It takes about 2 city blocks for the MAX to stop, even though the train begins to slow on approach, I don't think an unsuspecting driver will see me in time.
	brokendollsaga.blogspot.com

	E - Heinlein Concordance
		Max Jones was assigned as assistant astrogator after completing the
		Geostationary space station, used as a transfer point between Earth and interplanetary travel.
		Alex Hergensheimer was referred to change his berthing assignment.
	www.heinleinsociety.org /concordance/E_HC.htm

	Timeline 1879-1882
		Washington as a "normal" school and industrial institute where "colored" people with little or no formal schooling could be trained as teachers and skilled workers.
		In 1970 the 6-story structure was relocated to a nearby park.
		He was the 1st black man to be appointed a Station Keeper in the US Life-Saving Service.
	timelines.ws /1879_1882.HTML

	POVA
		Or take MAX light rail to the Washington Park/Zoo Station.
		Oaks Amusement Park & Roller Skating Rink equals safe, wholesome, family fun.
		The deal: $1 off one thrill ride bracelet or one public skate session.
	www.pova.com /cool_deals/attract.html

	The Adventures of the VRBO® Bear
		Parking is easy in Edam, or use the bikes and be there just about as quickly.
		Relax to the "max" in the large hot tub or curl up on the couch with your favorite "bearverage" and enjoy looking through one of the many picture books provided.
		A simple walk across the enchanting Hammersmith Bridge puts you in the heart of Hammersmith, near the Coke Shopping Center and its underground station where you can catch one of several lines and find yourself at any central London location (or Heathrow airport) in minutes.
	www.vrbo.com /stayedhere

	Park Hyatt Washington Hotel - Washington DC Hotel Reservation Station
		The Park Hyatt Washington is a luxury hotel located in the fashionable West End of the nation's capital and 15 minutes to Reagan National Airport.
		Park Hyatt Washington is located on the right hand side.
		For recreation, the Park Hyatt features an indoor swimming pool, whirlpool and sauna, in addition to a fully equipped fitness facility.
	www.hotel-reservation-station.com /united-states/district-of-columbia/washington/park-hyatt-washington-hotel.html

	Airliners.net Non Aviation: Earth Magnetic Pole Swap Maybe Causing Strange WX?
		I don't know how they figured out the poles shifting but at the Washington Park MAX station, they have a tube that runs through the station.
		The Washington Park station could still be the deepest station stop in North America.
		At the station, they have a timeline telling how many million years ago a certain point is, when pole shifts occured, and what the weather was like in the region at any given point.
	www.airliners.net /discussions/non_aviation/read.main/810611

	New Deal/W.P.A. Artist Biographies
		Her WPA work included a map mural of Washington that was commissioned by the State of Washington in 1938 and hung in what was then called the Public Lands Building now called the John A. Cherberg Building.
		This mural was restored and then moved in June 2003 to the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society (the Old Washington County Jail), 2636 Kingstown Road in the Old Washington County Jail across from the University of Rhode Island's main campus.
		Immigrated to the US in 1920, he studied at the University of Washington, then returned to China from 1933 to 1935 to study calligraphy.
	www.wpamurals.com /wpabios.html

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