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==Transportation== {{further|Amtrak Cascades|Coast Starlight|Interstate 5|Interstate 90|Transportation in Seattle|Transportation in Portland|Transportation in Vancouver}} [[File:29th Avenue platform level (20190626 123343).jpg|thumb|Public transportation is used in the Pacific Northwest region. Vancouver's [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] rapid transit system achieves daily ridership of over 500,000 passengers per day on weekdays and the overall transit ridership levels in the [[Metro Vancouver]] area rank third in North America per capita.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouverites-spoiled-skytrain/ |title=Vancouverites are spoiled with SkyTrain |last=Cruz |first=Daryl |date=July 22, 2014 |work=Daily Hive |access-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref>]] A 2007 statistical analysis ranked the 50 Greenest Cities in the United States, placing Portland, Oregon first, Eugene, Oregon, fifth, and Seattle, Washington, eighth.<ref>{{cite web|last=Svoboda |first=Elizabeth |url=http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2008-02/americas-50-greenest-cities?page=1 |title=America's 50 Greenest Cities | Popular Science |work=Popsci.com |date=August 7, 2010 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> The region as a whole is also known for its [[bicycle culture]] as an alternative form of transportation; Portland is considered by Forbes Traveler to be the second most [[bicycle-friendly]] city in the world.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite web|last=Bower |first=Craig S. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25267048 |title=North America's most bike-friendly cities - Travel - Active Travel - NBC News |publisher=NBC News |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> Portland is also the hub of American bicycle manufacturing; as a whole it generated over $68 million in revenue in 2007.<ref name="MSNBC"/> ===Transit=== Seattle, Washington has also garnered a reputation for its contributions to public transportation with the [[Sound Transit|Puget Sound Transit system]], including an underground light rail system and a 38.9% worker commute rate as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smartasset.com/mortgage/best-cities-for-public-transportation|title=The Best Cities for Public Transportation {{!}} SmartAsset.com|website=smartasset.com|access-date=May 10, 2016}}</ref> Mass transit in Portland Metropolitan area is provided by [[TriMet]] and in Vancouver by [[TransLink (British Columbia)]]. Some tribal governments offer [[Free public transport|free bus service]] on their respective reservations, including on the [[Muckleshoot Indian Reservation|Muckleshoot]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribaltransit.com/about/|title=About}}</ref> [[Spokane Indian Reservation|Spokane]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spokanetribe.com/resources/dnr/transit-services/ | title=TRANSIT SERVICES β Spokane Tribe of Indians }}</ref> [[Umatilla Indian Reservation|Umatilla]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/publications/ctuir-public-transit-confederated-tribes-umatilla-indian-reservation|title=CTUIR Public Transit | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation|date=June 15, 2010|website=indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu}}</ref> and [[Yakama Indian Reservation]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npaihb.org/member-tribes/yakama-indian-nation/|title=Yakama Indian Nation | NPAIHB|date=February 9, 2016}}</ref>
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