Editing MAX Light Rail (section)

==Future plans==
{{see also|TriMet#Future}}

TriMet works with local jurisdictions and agencies to identify and recommend priority transit projects to include in Metro's [[Regional Transportation Plan]] (RTP). The 2018 RTP is Metro's latest iteration, and it lists three funding scenarios that divide the region's proposals into three priority levels. The highest priority projects, which are referred to as "2027 Constrained", are proposals the region expects to have funding for by 2027. The "2040 Constrained" lists projects that fit within the region's planned budget through 2040, while the "2040 Strategic" are projects that may be built if additional funding becomes available.<ref name="2018-rtp-ch-6">{{cite report |title=Public Review Draft, 2018 Regional Transportation Plan, Chapter 6: Regional Programs and Projects to Achieve Our Vision |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2018/06/29/RTP_Ch6_Investment_Prioritiespublicreview.pdf |pages=15, 19 |date=June 29, 2018 |publisher=[[Metro (Oregon regional government)|Metro]] |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423163603/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2018/06/29/RTP_Ch6_Investment_Prioritiespublicreview.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|5}}

===Current projects===

The 2018 RTP lists the "Southwest Corridor" project which TriMet expects will be funded by 2027.<ref name="2018-rtp-ch-6"/>{{rp|17}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of existing MAX projects
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Project
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Status
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class=unsortable | Description
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | New<br />stations
! scope="col" colspan=2 | Length
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Planned<br />completion
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Projected<br />Cost
|-
! scope="col" | (mi)
! scope="col" | (km)
|-
| scope="row" | [[MAX Green Line#Planned Southwest Corridor extension|Southwest Corridor]]<ref name="sw-corridor-factsheet">{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/swcorridor/pdf/swc-factsheet.pdf |title=Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project (Factsheet) |publisher=TriMet |access-date=July 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722161535/https://trimet.org/swcorridor/pdf/swc-factsheet.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center; | Suspended<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Keaton |title=TriMet puts new light rail line on hold after measure's failure |publisher=[[KATU]] |date=November 10, 2020 |url=https://katu.com/news/following-the-money/trimet-puts-southwest-corridor-light-rail-project-on-hold-after-measures-failure |access-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113143050/https://katu.com/news/following-the-money/trimet-puts-southwest-corridor-light-rail-project-on-hold-after-measures-failure |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Extends MAX southwest from PSU in downtown Portland to [[Bridgeport Village (Oregon)|Bridgeport Village]] in [[Tualatin, Oregon|Tualatin]] via Southwest Portland and [[Tigard, Oregon|Tigard]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pitz |first=Ray |title=New details on SW Corridor MAX stations include Bridgeport |newspaper=Portland Tribune |date=February 5, 2020 |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/450892-367464-new-details-on-sw-corridor-max-stations-include-bridgeport |access-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208175852/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/450892-367464-new-details-on-sw-corridor-max-stations-include-bridgeport |url-status=live }}</ref> It would be served by the Green Line.<ref name="sw-corridor-conceptual-design-2020">{{cite report |title=Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project Conceptual Design Report |date=2020 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=February 5, 2020 |url=https://trimet.org/swcorridor/pdf/conceptual-design-report.pdf |archive-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206000223/https://trimet.org/swcorridor/pdf/conceptual-design-report.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|191}} Voters rejected Measure 26-218, a tax ballot measure that would have funded the local-area share of the project, on November 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff writer(s); no by line--> |title=Portland-area voters decline Measure 26-218 |publisher=Metro |date=November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/portland-area-voters-decline-measure-26-218 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104053942/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/portland-area-voters-decline-measure-26-218 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Theen |first=Andrew |title=Voters reject Metro's payroll tax to fund billions in transportation projects |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/voters-appear-to-reject-metros-payroll-tax-to-fund-billions-in-transportation-projects.html |access-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126021442/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/voters-appear-to-reject-metros-payroll-tax-to-fund-billions-in-transportation-projects.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | 13
| {{convert|11|mi|km|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| $2.6–2.8{{nbsp}}billion<ref>{{cite news |last=Mesh |first=Aaron |date=June 13, 2018 |title=The Price Tag on Light Rail to Bridgeport Village Has Grown by Nearly a Billion Dollars |url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2018/06/13/the-price-tag-on-light-rail-to-bridgeport-village-has-grown-by-nearly-a-billion-dollars/ |work=[[Willamette Week]] |access-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021527/http://www.wweek.com/news/2018/06/13/the-price-tag-on-light-rail-to-bridgeport-village-has-grown-by-nearly-a-billion-dollars/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" | Downtown Tunnel<ref name="max-tunnel-study-2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2019/10/25/MAX%20Tunnel%20Study%20Findings.pdf |title=The MAX Tunnel Study: Examining the feasibility of faster light rail |publisher=Metro |access-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-date=September 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904165651/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2019/10/25/MAX%20Tunnel%20Study%20Findings.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | Proposed
| Constructs a tunnel beneath downtown Portland from Goose Hollow to the Lloyd Center.<ref name="max-tunnel-study-2019"/>{{rp|7}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Njus|first1=Elliot|title=City planners float idea of subway tunnel through downtown Portland|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/06/city_floats_subway_tunnel_thro.html|access-date=June 24, 2017|work=The Oregonian|date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619081753/http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/06/city_floats_subway_tunnel_thro.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Peel |first=Sophie |title=The Idea for MAX Tunnel Under Downtown Emerged From Examination of How to Fix the Steel Bridge Bottleneck |newspaper=[[Willamette Week]] |date=June 28, 2019 |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/06/28/the-idea-for-max-tunnel-under-downtown-emerged-from-examination-of-how-to-fix-the-steel-bridge-bottleneck/ |access-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629142055/https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/06/28/the-idea-for-max-tunnel-under-downtown-emerged-from-examination-of-how-to-fix-the-steel-bridge-bottleneck/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| style="text-align:right;" | —
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| style="text-align:center;" | —
| $3–4.5{{nbsp}}billion<ref name="max-tunnel-study-2019"/>{{rp|7}}
|}

===Other proposals===

TriMet has indicated that other extensions and improvements have been studied or discussed with Metro and cities in the region.<ref name="2018-rtp-ch-6"/>{{rp|17}}<ref name="oreg-2009sep5">{{cite news |last=Rivera |first=Dylan |title=MAX Green Line signals decades of rail growth |date=September 5, 2009 |newspaper=The Oregonian |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/green_line_max_signals_decades.html |access-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193755/http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/green_line_max_signals_decades.html |url-status=live }}</ref> These proposals include the following, with light rail and alternatives being considered:

* Extension to Forest Grove
* [[#South/North plan|Extension to Oregon City via McLoughlin Boulevard]] ([[Oregon Route 99E|OR 99E]])
* Extension to Hillsboro via [[U.S. Route 26 in Oregon|Sunset Highway]] (US 26)
* [[#South/North plan|Extension to Vancouver, Washington]]