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.
Portland has killed many businesses via light rail. Worse still, light rail brings criminals to neighborhoods where they never had been before. And because of its cost, the city can’t afford police to patrol the lines. Money devoted to light rail does not get spent on needed roads. And in Portland, the lunatics actually reduce road miles for cars by converting space for bikes. And bikers in Portland, like Critical Mass, are aggressive road hogs just looking for a fight with drivers.