Portland’s regional government, Metro, is so on top of their game. They have ascended beyond the boring open house format to gather input into regional plans. Instead, they’ve created an online tool worthy of a techie, where community members and advocates can customize a transit expansion plan while weighing estimates of capital costs, ridership, and environmental [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Transit’
March 29, 2009
Light Rail’s impact on real estate values
As Portland prepares for the Green Max light rail line due to open this Fall, I am reminded of a study I did a few years back on how the Yellow Line had impacted residential real estate values in North Portland.
I pulled RMLS data for residential sales adjacent to the Yellow light rail line along Interstate [...]
