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Travel Choice At Transit-Oriented Developments: Survey Results From Portland's Eastside, Jennifer Dill
Travel Choice At Transit-Oriented Developments: Survey Results From Portland's Eastside, Jennifer Dill
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
This report presents results from surveys of residents at several transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the cities of Portland and Gresham, along the MAX blue line between downtown Portland and Gresham. The research complements survey work done in 2005 at sites near three MAX stations in Hillsboro and Beaverton (west of downtown) and the Merrick apartments near the Convention Center in Portland. Results from those surveys are in a May 2006 report, Travel and Transit Use at Portland Area Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) available at http://www.transnow.org/publication/final-reports/documents/TNW2006-03.pdf.
Survey Of Merrick Tod Residents Final Report, Jennifer Dill
Survey Of Merrick Tod Residents Final Report, Jennifer Dill
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
The Merrick is a mixed-use, transit-oriented development located at 1231 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Portland, in the Lloyd Center/Rose Quarter area. There are 185 rental apartments in the building, along with ground floor commercial space and underground parking. Metro provided the developers of The Merrick with financial assistance through the agency's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program. One primary purpose of the TOD program is to create higher density, mixed-use developments near transit stations that will increase transit ridership. Because of their involvement in the project, Metro wanted documentation of the transit use and travel patterns of Merrick residents. …