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October 17, 2016

Portland's Orange Line MAX has failed to meet ridership projections

  • One thing planners say they didn't see coming: $2 a gallon gasoline.
    • By ELLIOT NJUS
    The Oregonian/OregonLive

    PORTLAND — While under construction, the MAX Orange Line checked every box: it opened on time and came in about $48 million under budget, despite being one of TriMet's most ambitious construction projects to date.

    A year into its Portland-Milwaukie service, however, riders aren't showing up as expected.


     
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