Project Partners
Design work on the Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project was paused in 2020 after voters rejected a local funding measure for multiple transportation improvements. In early 2022, Metro, TriMet and the Federal Transit Administration completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to ensure the project is eligible for future federal funding. See Metro’s project website to access to these documents.
The Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project was designed to improve access and opportunities for everyone, advance climate strategies, and get people where they need to go, safely and affordably.
Equity
The project would increase access to living wage jobs in Tigard and Tualatin, and to educational opportunities, serving PCC Sylvania, OHSU, PSU and other institutions
Equity
Since the decision to build MAX was made, almost 40 percent of all new and rebuilt multi-family housing has occurred within walking distance of light rail lines.
Equity
As of fall 2020, more than 40 disadvantaged business enterprises — firms owned by women and people of color — worked on project development.
Equity
Partners have a bold vision for preserving and building more affordable housing along the light rail route, including a pledge to identify sites for 950 units.
Climate
The project will make biking and walking safer and more comfortable, with 10 miles of new sidewalks and crosswalks and over six miles of enhanced bicycles facilities, including areas with shared streets, raised protected bike lanes and protected intersections.
Climate
The project would make biking and walking safer and more comfortable, with 10 miles of new sidewalks and crosswalks and over six miles of enhanced bicycles facilities, including areas with shared streets, raised protected bike lanes and protected intersections.
Climate
MAX runs on electricity uses regenerative braking and is a proven green technology in our region for more than 30 years.
Economy
The project was projected to create nearly 28,000 jobs, supporting the region’s economy.
Economy
Investing in transit encourages private and public development. To date, more than $25 billion in development has occurred within walking distance of MAX.
Economy
MAX costs less to operate per ride than buses, making it an economically sustainable investment.
By fall 2020, the project had exceeded its goal of awarding 20 percent of design contracts to DBE firms. To date, 20 percent of project preliminary design contracts have been awarded to firms owned by people of color and women.
Comments or questions?
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