[tioga]

How successful is light rail? In 1980, before Portland began building light rail, 9.8 percent of the region's commuters took transit to work. Today, it is 7.6 percent.

and this translates to what? how many people rode mass transit then compared to how many now?

while visiting San Jose this spring I made use of the light rail....it was clean and convienent, yet limited....used buses as well....but a car still gets you exactly where you want to go in the shortest amount of time.

[george76]

In 1980, before Portland began building light rail, 9.8 percent of the region’s commuters took transit to work.

Today, it is 7.6 percent.