MAX GREEN LINE

The 'MAX Green Line' is a planned light rail route in the MAX Light Rail system in Portland, Oregon. The line is the first section of a two-phase transportation plan known as the South Corridor Project. It is also known as the 'I-205 MAX' because the majority of the line will run along Interstate 205 through Southeast Portland. Combined with the Portland Transit Mall Revitalization Project, the Green Line will run between Portland State University and Clackamas Town Center. The route, as of September 2007, is under construction. The opening is set for September of 2009.
The line will be served by 21 Siemens Transportation Systems trains. They will offer 12 more seats, and larger windows, than existing MAX trains.
The budget for the project is $575.7M, of which federal funds cover 60% ($334.4) with a local match of 40% ($222.9M.)
The Green Line will consist of two projects constructed simultaneously:

★ 'Portland Mall Revitalization Project': Will add light rail tracks onto the Portland Transit Mall on both Fifth and Sixth Avenues between Portland State and Union Station. The project was born of the need to relieve congestion on the existing downtown Portland MAX alignment on Yamhill and Morrison Streets. This project was originally conceived as part of a north-south light rail project between Vancouver, Washington and Clackamas. Upon opening, the Yellow Line's downtown route will use this segment, and the Orange Line will use it when it is constructed.

★ 'I-205 Light Rail Project': Will add a new 6.5 mile (10.5 km) alignment between Gateway Transit Center and a new Clackamas Town Center Transit Center. The majority of this route will use the grade-separated, unfinished I-205 Transitway built with I-205.

Contents

Future plans

Proposed stations

References

External links

Future plans

Although no official plans have been mentioned, the line may one day reach Oregon City.^[1]

Proposed stations

''Please note that routings, station names, and station locations are subject to change. Interchanges with proposed MAX lines and reroutings are italicized.''

Name	Opening Year	Interchange	Municipality	Fare Zone	Park and Ride?
'MAX Green Line (Portland-Clackamas)'
''The route enters a transit mall.''
PSU South/Southwest College Street (northbound); PSU South/Southwest Jackson Street (Terminus)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line''' '''MAX Orange Line'''	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
PSU Urban Center/Southwest Montgomery Street (northbound); PSU Urban Center/Southwest Mill Street (southbound)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line''' '''MAX Orange Line''' 'Portland Streetcar'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
City Hall/Southwest Madison Street (northtbound); City Hall/Southwest Jefferson Street (southbound)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line''' '''MAX Orange Line'''	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Pioneer Square/Southwest Morrison Street (northbound); Pioneer Square/Southwest Yamhill Street (southbound)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line' 'MAX Orange Line''' 'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Southwest Pine Street(northbound); Southwest Oak Street (southbound)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line''' '''MAX Orange Line'''	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Old Town/Northwest Davis Street(northbound); Old Town/Northwest Couch Street (southbound)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line''' '''MAX Orange Line'''	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Union Station/Northwest Hoyt Street (northbound); Union Station/Northwest Glisan Street (southbound)	2009	'''MAX Yellow Line''' '''MAX Orange Line''' 'Amtrak' 'Greyhound Lines'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
''The route exits a transit mall.''
Rose Quarter Transit Center	1986	'MAX Yellow Line' 'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Convention Center	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Northeast 7th Avenue	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Lloyd Center/Northeast 11th Avenue	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	1 Fareless Square	No
Hollywood/Northeast 42nd Avenue Transit Center	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	2	No
Northeast 60th Avenue	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	2	No
Northeast 82nd Avenue	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	2	No
Gateway/Northeast 99th Avenue Transit Center	1986	'MAX Blue Line' 'MAX Red Line'	Portland	3	Yes
Southeast Main Street	2009		Portland	3	Yes
Southeast Division Street	2009		Portland	3	No
Southeast Powell Boulevard	2009		Portland	3	Yes
Southeast Holgate Boulevard	2009		Portland	3	Yes
Southeast Foster Road	2009		Portland	3	No
Southeast Flavel Street	2009		Portland	3	No
Southeast Fuller Road	2009		Clackamas	3	Yes
Clackamas Town Center Transit Center	2009		Clackamas	3	Yes

References

1. http://trimet.org/pdfs/tip/tip.pdf (8.7M page vi)

External links

★ TriMet's I-205 Light Rail Project homepage

★ TriMet's Portland Mall Revitalization Project homepage