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Did you know... that Portland's MAX Blue Line (train pictured) was built as a result of freeway revolts in the 1970s?

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Names

Looks like we have some misnamed articles, and I'm not sure how to correct them. For instance, the Merlo Rd and Elmonica stops should be Southwest, not Northwest (the north-south border is located north of Willow Creek station). Any map will clarify it, as well as TriMet's own MAX maps showing stop names. Callcentermonkey 11:35, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

New map

I like the new map, Template:MAX Blue Line, but there are some changes needed: the Portland Streetcar intersections are not indicated, and one of the Yellow Line merge points is in the wrong place. What's the source for this map? Thanks for making it Chronic! -Pete (talk) 23:13, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I-505 and the Blue Line

To answer @SounderBruce's question, the Blue Line was constructed with transfer funds from the Mount Hood Freeway AND I-505. If the history section could be worded better to include this tidbit, please edit. --Truflip99 (talk) 03:13, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know. It wasn't made clear in my readthrough. Sounder Bruce 04:28, 31 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Public art section

Per my own experience writing up sculptures and public art for Central Link in Seattle, I suggest that public art be moved off of line articles and instead be integrated into station articles. It would help beef up station articles (which can be rather short and thus vulnerable to deletion) and protect against future changes by Tri-Met. Lines can change and thus make such lists outdated, but once a sculpture is at a station, it tends to stay there (irrespective of which line the station is now on). Sounder Bruce 04:16, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree with removing the entire list. If the line changes, not only will information on public art change but so will the quintessential list of stations. Either way, work is involved. Keep the list. But I agree, the elaborated information about the Hollywood mural can be moved to its respective station so that that article can have more content.--Truflip99 (talk) 18:45, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Brief peer review by Purplebackpack89

I find sourcing throughout the article to be adequate
I believe the section on freeway revolts to be excessive and would recommend it be pared down by about a paragraph.
There are several instances where the writers made punctuation choices that I would not have
I have added a few hyperlinks to image captions
We might want to consider saying more about development on the route that coincided with the Blue Line, in particular the development of the Rose Quarter in the late 80s and early 90s.

p b p 15:46, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Purplebackpack89: While I don't agree that the freeway section is excessive, as all that history was necessary for the conception of the MAX, I'd be interested to see you make your suggested edits. --Truflip99 (talk) 21:17, 12 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Possible station closures

https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2018/09/post_7.html

---Another Believer _(Talk) 02:31, 1 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Westside MAX sources

https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/FY01_Annual_Report_on_Funding_Recommendations.pdf

--Truflip99 (talk) 14:56, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Westside DEIS, Mar 1982: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Westside_Corridor_Project_Multnomah_Wash/QNc3AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=portland+%22westside+corridor%22&printsec=frontcover
Westside SDEIS, Jan 1991: https://books.google.com/books?id=DqU4AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
Westside FEIS, Aug 1991: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Westside_Corridor_Project_Multnomah_Wash/WNc3AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
Hillsboro Ext DEIS, Apr 1993: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hillsboro_Extension_of_the_Westside_Corr/ih03AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=portland+%22westside+corridor%22&pg=SA6-PA40&printsec=frontcover
Hillsboro Ext FEIS, Mar 1994: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hillsboro_Extension_of_the_Westside_Corr/pB03AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=portland+%22hillsboro+corridor%22&pg=RA2-SA1-PA1&printsec=frontcover

--truflip99 (talk) 18:26, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Banfield comprehensive history

After miles of frustration, construction ends under budget
Years of planning, political machinations put light rail on track
July bid opening kicks off Banfield transitway project -- shows line construction sections
Motorists watch, wait as I-84 expands for light rail -- list of contractors
FEIS
Lessons Learned from New LRT Start-Ups: The Portland Experience
- whole source

--truflip99 (talk) 18:25, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please re-add closed stations

It is commonplace for former stations to be included in station lists, albeit grayed out (compare the Chicago lines). A few days back, I added the closed stations to the Blue and Red Lines. Earlier today, I was surprisingly reverted. Can I get consensus that the removed Stations belong, albeit grayed out and with a note on when they closed? _pbp 18:39, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]