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Yesterday, Metro launched an online build-a-system tool and questionnaire as part of the prioritization process for the High Capacity Transit System Plan. The plan will guide the region's investments in high capacity transit - light rail, commuter rail, bus rapid transit or rapid streetcar. The tool and questionnaire are available through April 24 at www.oregonmetro.gov/goingplaces.
The build-a-system tool allows users to be "virtual planners," choosing which high capacity transit lines to build within a limited budget. As planners, users balance trade-offs such as ridership, cost, connection to attractions and institutions, and carbon emission reduction to create the system that they would like to see.
The tool is coupled with a questionnaire addressing the project's evaluation criteria to help Metro understand the values that drive people's thinking on transit investments. Responses to the questionnaire will be used to balance the region's priorities as Metro evaluates potential new lines and improvements to the current system.
The community values generated by the tool and questionnaire will be used by Metro and local jurisdictions in considering the choices and investments needed to successfully implement high capacity transit in a way that encourages rebuilding in centers and corridors. Knowing that high capacity transit is a powerful tool to help build vibrant, prosperous and sustainable communities, the feedback will also inform the Regional Transportation Plan update and support the aspirations of local communities.
Project staff will be featuring the online tool in several communities in April. Find out more about the plan and the tool by visiting one of these locations:
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1
Tigard Trails open house, Tigard Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd.
10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 4
Gresham Library
385 NW Miller Ave.
noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4
Café Delirium
308 N. Main Ave., Gresham
4 to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4
Clackamas Town Center
12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Happy Valley
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11
Powell's Books
1005 W. Burnside St., Portland
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18
Earth Day celebration
downtown Hillsboro
To learn more about the High Capacity Transit System Plan, to answer the questionnaire and to build your system, visit www.oregonmetro.gov/goingplaces.
