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http://trimet.org/pdfs/publications/factsheet.pdf


Easing traffic congestion
MAX carries 26% of evening rushhour
commuters traveling from
downtown on the Sunset Hwy. and
Banfield Fwy.
Westside MAX can carry the
equivalent of 2.9 extra lanes of traffic
on the Sunset Hwy.
Most riders (84%) are choice riders:
they have a car available or choose
not to own one so they can ride
TriMet.
43% of adults in the region use
TriMet at least twice a month.
Nearly 90% of people in the TriMet
district live within 1/2 mile of transit
service.
Clean air
Each weekday, MAX eliminates more
than 87,000 car trips from our roads,
easing traffic congestion and helping
keep our air clean. That adds up to
28.6 million fewer car trips each year.
TriMet’s MAX and buses combined
eliminate 207,300 daily car trips, or
65 million trips each year.
For each mile taken on TriMet, 53%
less carbon is emitted compared to
driving alone.