1. Partnerships
for the
Total Transit System
Ken Zatarain
Director Service Planning & Scheduling
TriMet
Portland, OR

2. TriMet
• Bus, rail, paratransit
• 534 square miles
• 1.5 million residents
• 100 million annual boardings
• 7th highest per capita ridership

3. land
use
How the parts come together

4. 2040 Framework Plan

5. Centers, Main Streets & Corridors

6. transit
network
How the parts come together

7. Transit Service Strategy

8. Transit Service Strategy

9. Commuter Choice – Lifestyle Choice

10. land
use
transit
network
How the parts come together

11. land
use
transit
network
street
design
How the parts come together

12. land
use
transit
network
How the parts come together

13. • customer information
• access to transit
• stop amenities
• frequency
• reliability
• safety and security
The Total Transit System

14. A civilized street

15. A civilized street…Not

16. Crossroads Town Center

17. Narrow Sidewalks

18. No Sidewalks

19. No Sidewalks

20. Pedestrian Network Analysis

21. Purpose
• Develop methodology
• Apply region wide
• Conduct field assessments

22. • Every customer is a pedestrian
• Busiest lines are on arterials
• Arterials are fast and wide
• Speed increases risk
• Walking has many benefits
• People like walking
TriMet Pedestrian Interests

23. What Makes Transit Work Best?
Best Worst
Density • High • Low
Street Layout
• Small blocks
• Grid system
• Long, winding streets
• Dead-ends, cul de sacs
Mix of Uses • Commercial, residential, and office • Single use
Pedestrian
Environment
• Wide sidewalks, buffered from street
• Low volume, slow traffic
• Good lighting
• Well-marked intersections
• Protected crossings
• Narrow sidewalks, along curb
• High volume, fast traffic
• Poor lighting
• No intersection markings
• Long wait times
Site Design
• Buildings front street
• Entrances near sidewalk.
• Building set back from street
• Surrounded by parking
Parking
• Limited
• Fee
• Abundant
• Free

24. Tualatin Valley Highway Case Study
• Removed stops
• Improved 17 stops
• New sidewalks
• Two pedestrian crossings

25. Tualatin Valley Highway Case Study
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26. Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

27. Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

28. Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

29. Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

30. Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

31. Tualatin Valley Highway Improvement

32. Beaverton Regional Center

33. Walkability Attracts Development …

34. Making Space into a Place!

35. • Seniors & people with disabilities
• Schools
• Bike and pedestrian advocates
• Local jurisdictions
• Neighborhood associations
• Transit riders
Partnerships

36. Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

37. Safety in the Community

38. Welcoming Bicyclists

39. Neighborhoods and Transit Riders
East Portland in Motion:
A Five‐Year Implementation Strategy for Active Transportation

40. Jurisdictional Partnerships

41. 1971 - 2013

42. Thank You