Project: Sunset Transit Center (Portland, OR)

Summary

The Sunset Transit center is on the Westside Max corridor in the Portland, Oregon area, and includes the transit station, light rail transit, bus stops and shelters, a 628 space park-and-ride garage, and a station access road. Highway improvements were made to help funnel traffic to the transit stations along the corridor and to reduce congestion.

Characteristics and Setting

Classification/Type In-fill Transit Station

Transportation Mode Light Rail

Usage 3,314

Length (mi) 0.00

Economic Distress 0.96

Population Density (ppl/sq mi) 709

Population Growth Rate (%) 2.1%

Employment Growth Rate (%) 2.0%

Market Size 725,875

Airport Travel Distance (mi) 18.0000

Topography 20

Geography

Region Rocky Mountain / Far West

State OR

County Washington

City Beaverton

Urban/Class Level Metro

Local Area N/A

Impact Area N/A

Transportation System Transit

Timing

Initial Study Date 1992

Post Construction Study Date 2008

Construction Start Date 1993

Construction End Date 2004

Months Duration N/A

Costs

Project Year of Expenditure (YOE) 2008

Planned Cost (YOE $) N/A

Actual Cost (YOE $) $147,817,000

Actual Cost (2022$) $231,366,500

Intermodal Characteristics:

Intermodal Actual Cost (YOE): $35,700,000
Intermodal Actual Cost (2022$): $38,627,260
Highway Road Access Improvement Cost (YOE $): $112,117,000

In-fill Transit Station

Average Annual Daily Traffic: 136,000
Number of Parking Spaces: 628

Pre/Post Conditions

NOTE: All pre/post dollar values are in 2022$

Transportation

Measure	Pre project	Post project	Change	% Change

Impacts

NOTE: All impact dollar values are in 2022$

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