Portland Westside Traffic Increases
Despite New Light Rail Line
Data from the Oregon Department of Transportation indicates that traffic on US-26, on Portland's west side, increased faster than that the two
downtown oriented freeway corridors without light rail from 1997 to 2001. During the period,
Portland opened the West Side light rail line along the US-26 corridor.
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Location |
North |
South |
East |
West |
Average |
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Route |
I-5 |
I-5 |
I-84 |
US-26 |
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Location |
NE Going |
SW Iowa |
NE 33rd |
Sylvan |
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|
1997 Volume |
143,700 |
141,900 |
158,700 |
137,600 |
145,475 |
|
2001 Volume |
144,300 |
140,700 |
179,100 |
145,300 |
152,350 |
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Change |
0.4% |
-0.8% |
12.9% |
5.6% |
4.7% |
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Compared to Average |
-91.2% |
-117.9% |
172.0% |
18.4% |
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|
Light Rail |
None |
None |
Eastside Line in Operation Since 1986 |
Westside
Line
Opened
1998 |
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