Editing MAX Light Rail (section)

===Accessibility===
[[File:Doorway bridgeplate in low-floor LRV.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|alt=refer to caption|An extended doorway [[bridgeplate]] in a low-floor car and tactile paving on the platform]]

Stations built as part of the Banfield Light Rail Project were originally fitted with electric [[wheelchair lift|wayside lift]]s to accommodate riders with [[mobility device]]s on the system's [[high-floor]], first-generation vehicles. Each station had two lifts, one for each direction of travel.<ref name="two-wheelchair-lifts">{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Janet |title=Two wheelchair lifts at every stop allow access for disabled |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=September 5, 1986 |page=T5}}</ref> The lifts were installed on platforms rather than on trains to prevent malfunctions from delaying service.<ref name="max-blue-line-eastside-factsheet-2016"/> Increased use of the lifts eventually became the cause of delays, and many users felt stigmatized by the lifts' "box" design and time-consuming operation.<ref name="Westside factsheet 2009">{{cite web |title=Westside Light Rail MAX Blue Line extension (fact sheet) |date=November 2009 |publisher=TriMet |url=http://trimet.org/pdfs/history/railfactsheet-westside.pdf |access-date=January 23, 2011 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211054609/http://trimet.org/pdfs/history/railfactsheet-westside.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Selinger"/>{{rp|54}} After the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|Americans with Disabilities Act]] (ADA) was signed into law, TriMet developed a [[paratransit]] plan in January 1992.<ref name="Selinger"/>{{rp|53}} Just before the start of the Westside MAX Project, MAX became the first light rail system in North America to procure low-floor vehicles after a TriMet study of European systems.<ref name="Westside factsheet 2009"/> The low-floor cars, which TriMet and [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]] jointly developed,<ref name="type-6-order">{{cite news |last=Corselli |first=Andrew |title=Siemens Receives Two LRV Orders |journal=Railway Age |date=July 29, 2019 |url=https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/siemens-receives-two-lrv-orders/ |access-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729184455/https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/siemens-receives-two-lrv-orders/ |url-status=live }}</ref> entered service in August 1997.<ref name="Selinger"/>{{rp|54}}

MAX achieved [[accessibility|full accessibility]] in April 1999.<ref name="Selinger"/>{{rp|53}} Ticket vending machines provide information and instructions in audio, [[braille]], and raised lettering. Station platforms also have signs with braille and raised lettering to indicate which lines provide service and where they go. The edge of platforms have [[tactile paving]] to warn riders from standing too close to the edge.<ref name="accessibility-features">{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/access/max.htm |title=Accessibility Features on MAX |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808221443/https://trimet.org/access/max.htm |archive-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> Non-street-level platforms may be accessed with [[elevator]]s.<ref name="elevator-improvement"/> Most light rail cars, with the exception of Type 1, are [[Low-floor tram|low-floor]] and have ramps that extend onto platforms to allow mobility devices to board.<ref name="accessibility-features"/> High-floor Type 1 cars are paired with low-floor Type 2 or 3 cars to maintain accessibility.<ref name="Rail Fleet">{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/publications/pdf/factsheets/rail-fleet.pdf |title=TriMet's Rail Vehicle Fleet |publisher=TriMet |date=July 2016 |access-date=December 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230445/https://trimet.org/publications/pdf/factsheets/rail-fleet.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In each train, an audio system and LED signs announce the name of each upcoming station. All trains have spaces and [[priority seat]]ing areas reserved for seniors and people with disabilities, and [[service animal]]s are permitted on board.<ref name="accessibility-features"/>

In 2011, TriMet began upgrading the oldest sections of MAX to improve pedestrian safety and compliance with updated ADA standards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nunez |first=Jenifer |title=TriMet begins pedestrian safety upgrades along MAX Blue Line |work=RT&S |url=https://www.rtands.com/passenger/rapid-transit-light-rail/trimet-begins-pedestrian-safety-upgrades-along-max-blue-line/ |date=November 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194445/https://www.rtands.com/passenger/rapid-transit-light-rail/trimet-begins-pedestrian-safety-upgrades-along-max-blue-line/ |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=August 2, 2018}}</ref> TriMet installed [[guard rail|pipe barrier]]s at Gateway Transit Center platform crossings to force pedestrians to slow down and face oncoming trains before crossing the tracks and realigned sidewalks and [[pedestrian crossing|crosswalks]] at four at-grade crossings in Gresham. Other improvements made throughout the line include the installation of pedestrian warning signals and tactile paving upgrades.<ref name="Renew the Blue">{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Angela |title=Renew the Blue moving forward along Eastside MAX Blue Line |work=TriMet News |url=http://news.trimet.org/2013/11/renew-the-blue-moving-forward-along-eastside-max-blue-line/ |date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194256/http://news.trimet.org/2013/11/renew-the-blue-moving-forward-along-eastside-max-blue-line/ |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref>