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Portland is often regarded as a European city by the many pretentious assholes who live here but wish they lived in Western Europe (or maybe some of the more trendy near-Eastern European cities). It is often remarked (by many of the same people) that much of our planning is taken from European models. I generally hate these claims, mostly because of the people who promote them. However, there is an interesting post over on the Wired blog about the tram system in Amsterdam that I can't help but think is fairly applicable to Portland.
I, personally, love the MAX, even with all of its problems (insanely crowded at the wrong time of the day, super slow over the Steel Bridge, doesn't go where I need it to go). I haven't tried the streetcar but I can easily see how a combination of these two systems would be extremely beneficial to Portland. Portland is a very dense city compared to many others which is why this is a good city for strong rail. It just needs to be more developed and better connected to the outlying regions (and, uh, the rest of the city).
Look! I'm promoting a form of transit that's not a zeppelin!
I'm sure there are people out there that disagree with me, so let's hear it. Why wouldn't you want a greater rail emphasis in Portland? Is the Amsterdam model not what we should be looking for? If not, what is?
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Comments from site editors have a darker background than comments from everybody else.Stupid train tracks get in the way of where I want to drive my BMW.
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Who cares about what kind of car you drive buddy. Driving a BMW is such a fashion cliche. I hope you sit for hours in traffic while I take the max.
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Is that Michael zipping by on his scooter, weaving between cars stopped in traffic?!?
I'd want a European rail system if it was the full blown thing, with lines going everywhere, trains running constantly. Of course, that would require massive underground tunnels, or a light rail running off the ground. Which would just look ridiculous which so many tracks everywhere, and make Portland look like the city of the future or something.
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Or, uh, Amsterdam, apparently.
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Or Chicago...
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