Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar
Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon
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Cost of Trimet Transit vs Cars & Taxis | ||
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Mode |
COST/Pass.-Mi. |
Source of Number and calculation outline - Click for details |
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Bus (system average) |
$0.835 |
Calc. from Trimet data: Bus system cost / bus passenger-miles |
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Rail (system average) |
$0.434 |
Calc. from Trimet data: Rail system cost / rail passenger-miles |
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Combined (system average) |
$0.67 |
Calc. from Trimet data: all system cost / all passenger-miles |
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Rail, with construction |
$1.11 | |
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Commuter Rail (lowest possible cost) |
$1.70 |
Calc. from News & Trimet data: Per ride cost / rail line-miles |
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$0.34 | ||
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Cost of Cars | ||
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Car (actual cost using national data) |
$0.331 (veh.-mi.) | |
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Car (actual cost using national data) |
$0.202 | |
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Car (adjusted for Portland) (Local Copy) |
$0.254 | |
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Car (AAA estimate) |
$0.522 (veh.-mi.) | |
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Car (AAA derived) |
$0.319 | |
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Cost of Portland Streetcar | ||
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Portland streetcar |
$1.25 (per ride) | |
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Portland streetcar |
$1.67 |
above $1.25 / 3/4 mile average trip length per Charlie Hales |
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Cost of Taxi Fare in portland | ||
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Taxi fare - per mile portion only |
$2.10 |
Cost quote from local cab co. Additional cost is $2.50 to board |
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Taxi fare with 1.6 people - per mile portion only |
$1.31 |
Cost quote from local cab co. Additional cost is $1per extra pass. |
Notes:
The Trimet costs and Car (BEA) costs are based of REAL costs and REAL miles, unlike AAA which is theoretical.
Light rail has massive construction costs which are ignored in the above except as noted (and ignored by Trimet's busmaxstat.pdf )
The cost of roads is mostly included in the cost of driving due to taxes and fees being included.
National average passengers per vehicle is 1.634, calculated by dividing national passenger-miles by national vehicle-miles
False Claim: Mass transit saves money