Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar
Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon
Transit
Light Rail - Costs Too Much
West MAX: Not On schedule and Over Budget
East MAX: Not On schedule and Over Budget
Costs Too Much, Does Too Little
Rail carries too few people to relieve congestion
Light Rail does’t cause development-Subsidies Do
(Portland Gives Millions in Development Subsidies)
Light Rail KILLS people at 250% the rate of Cars
Portlanders: Congestion relief higher than education
How Light Rail Destroys Neighborhoods
Who Needs It?
Rail Tranist, a Land Developer Scheme? (Local )
How to ride MAX without being mugged
Tram
The Streetcar is about density NOT transit
Transit
Bus Pollution-Union of Concerned Scientists (Lcl)
Coal Power Spew s Radiation, Mercury (Local) Transit and Energy Printable
Car Energy compared to Transit
Transit Costs 3X More than Driving Printable
THE PUBLIC COST OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES. (Lcl)
GM and the Red Cars (Local Copy)
TriMet Service cut, ridership down (Local)
Europeans are Abandoning Transit Too Printable
Wendell Cox: Mass transit does not reduce congestion
Columbian: Light rail-big cost, little benefit (local)
Analysis of Light Rail in Six Cities (Local Copy)
- Transit costs more than driving cars.
- Transit uses more energy than cars.
- Even big city transit DOES NOT save energy
- Transit commutes take much longer than driving
Don't believe us about light rail? Would you believe the Orange County Grand Jury?