Division Transit Project

The Division Transit Project is a future high-capacity bus route in Portland, Oregon, United States, that will be operated by TriMet. The 15-mile (24 km) line will run east–west between the northern end of the Portland Transit Mall in downtown Portland and Cleveland Park and Ride in Gresham via Southeast Division Street. It will connect Portland City Center, Portland State University (PSU), South Waterfront, the lower campus of Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), Southeast Portland, and Central Gresham. Passengers will be able to transfer to MAX Light Rail and the Portland Streetcar at various points across the line. The project began construction in January 2020 and is targeted for completion in 2022.

Division Transit Project
Overview
OperatorTriMet
StatusUnder construction
Began service2022 (2022) (planned)
Predecessors 2–Division
Route
LocalePortland, Oregon, U.S.
StartNorthwest Irving & 5th, Portland Transit Mall
ViaSoutheast Division Street
EndCleveland Park and Ride, Gresham
Length15 mi (24 km)
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History

A proposal to develop "high-capacity transit" along the Powell–Division corridor emerged in 2009 with the adoption of a high-capacity transit system plan by Metro regional government. In 2013, Metro and TriMet initiated the project and began studying alignment and mode alternatives along Southeast Division Street and Powell Boulevard, with bus rapid transit and light rail among modes under consideration.[1][2] That same year, the cities of Portland and Gresham applied for a grant that made it possible for city representatives to gather input from affected communities.[3] In 2014, a project steering committee was formed,[1] which in September of that year voted to abandon the further study of light rail and streetcar alternatives, moving forward with a bus-only option.[4] The project began conceptual design work two months later.[1]

The steering committee had wanted a route that would use Powell Boulevard then head north to Division Street somewhere between 52nd and 92nd avenues before continuing further east to Gresham, with a potential for an extension as far east as Mt. Hood Community College near Troutdale.[4] A study conducted by TriMet in March 2016 revealed that this service route would take approximately 11 minutes longer to travel between Gresham and downtown Portland than the existing bus route.[5] As a result, the planning committee abandoned the Powell segment in October of that year.[6]

The line is expected to cost $175 million.[7] In August 2018, the Portland City Council authorized $17.7 million in funding for the project, sourced through developer fees.[8] It received tentative Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approval for $87.4 million in funding in April 2019.[9] The FTA formally awarded this grant on January 23, 2020.[10]

Route

The Division Transit Project's western terminus occupies the northern end of the Portland Transit Mall on Northwest Irving Street and 5th Avenue in downtown Portland's Pearl District, near Union Station. Within the transit mall, buses travel northbound (westbound relative to the entire route) on 6th Avenue and southbound (eastbound) on 5th Avenue, except on a segment between Southwest Lincoln and Hall streets where westbound buses run along 4th Avenue. Both directions converge at Southwest Lincoln and 4th streets and proceed eastward through SW Harbor Viaduct and across Tilikum Crossing, following the same route as the MAX Orange Line.[11]

Stations
Key
† Terminus
Station[12] Location Connections and notes
Eastbound Westbound
Irving and 5th† — Portland
Transit
Mall		 Union Station stations: Green, Orange, Yellow lines; Amtrak
5th and Davis 6th and Flanders —
5th and Washington 6th and Stark Pioneer Square and Pioneer Courthouse/Place stations: all MAX lines
5th and Salmon 6th and Taylor
5th and Columbia 6th and Columbia —
5th and Hall Hall and 5th PSU South stations: Green, Orange, Yellow lines; Portland Streetcar
2nd and Lincoln Southwest
Portland		 Lincoln Street/Southwest 3rd Avenue station: Orange Line
South Waterfront/SW Moody South Waterfront/Southwest Moody station: Orange Line; Portland Streetcar
OMSI/Water Southeast
Portland		 OMSI/Southeast Water station: Orange Line; Portland Streetcar
Division and 11th/12th Clinton Street/Southeast 12th Avenue station: Orange Line
Division and 20th —
Division and 26th —
Division and 30th —
Division and 34th —
Division and Chavez —
Division and 43rd —
Division and 51st —
Division and 60th —
Division and 68th —
Division and 76th —
Division and 82nd —
Division and 87th —
Division and MAX Green Line Southeast Division Street station: Green Line
Division and 101st —
Division and 112th —
Division and 116th —
Division and 122nd —
Division and 130th —
Division and 135th/136th —
Division and 142nd —
Division and 148th —
Division and 157th —
Division and 162nd Gresham —
Division and 168th —
Division and 174th —
Division and 182nd —
Division and Eastwood —
Division and Angeline —
Division and Civic —
Division and Eastman Gresham City Hall station: Blue Line
Gresham Central Transit Center Gresham Central Transit Center: Blue Line
Cleveland Park and Ride† Cleveland Avenue station: Blue Line

References
  1. "Resolution 16-12-70 Recommending Confirmation of the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Powell-Division Transit and Development Project" (PDF). TriMet. December 14, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. Manning, Rob (January 25, 2013). "Light Rail On Wheels? Portland Ponders Bus Rapid Transit". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  3. "About the Powell-Division Transit and Development Project". City of Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. Christensen, Nick (September 30, 2014). "Steering committee drops rail, sets course for Powell-Division study's future". Metro. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. Njus, Elliot (March 23, 2016). "Metro, TriMet bus rapid transit goes back to the drawing board". The Oregonian. p. A6.
  6. "Powell–Division Transit and Development Project. Steering Committee meetings, September 26, 2016 │ October 3, 2016" (PDF). Metro. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. Sparling, Zane (April 9, 2019). "Feds pony up $90M for Division Street rapid bus route". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. Redden, Jim (August 16, 2018). "Council approves $17.7 million for Division Transit Project". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  9. Theen, Andrew (April 9, 2019). "TriMet gets $87.4 million federal blessing for Division Street transit project". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  10. Theen, Andrew (January 23, 2020). "TriMet celebrates $175 million Division bus project's beginning; leaders pledge 'it will pay off'". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  11. "Open House, Segment 1: Downtown" (PDF). TriMet. November 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  12. "Division Transit Project" (PDF). TriMet. September 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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