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Originally Posted by EnricoV
The assumption being that Tri-Met hasn't looked at it?
I attended several planning meetings regarding light-rail back in the day. Believe me, BRT was part of the equation.
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I did not attend meetings but I am signed up with Tri-Met to get e-mail updates to give my opinions and to read other's.
But as you mention, back in the day, BRT was proposed because I remember reading about it in the paper. It seemed every bus driver had an opinion and wanted to discuss the situation amongst the passengers. In fact, that was a hot topic when the talk about whenever MAX was the subject.
Maybe Portland went with less bus and more light rail because they got more government subsidies or because they just thought light rail would be more attractive in making Portland a modern city and up to date city to which outsiders would want to relocate.
These are just guesses. I don't really know or understand why Tri Met and the city officials abandonded the idea of BRT's way back when. It would be nice to find out.