- Civic Drive (MAX station)
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Civic Drive
MAX light rail stationStation statistics Address NW Civic Drive north of NW 13th Street
Gresham, ORLines MAX Light Rail Platforms Side platform Tracks 2 Other information Opened December 2010 Accessible 
Owned by TriMet Fare zone 3 Services Preceding station MAX Light Rail Following station Ruby Junction/East 197th Avenuetoward Hatfield Government CenterBlue Line toward Cleveland AvenueThe Civic Drive station is a MAX light rail station in Gresham, Oregon on the Blue Line. The station opened on December 1, 2010.[1]
The foundations for the station's platforms were laid in 1996, as part of a planned Gresham Civic neighborhood development[2][3] included in a 1993 Downtown Gresham Plan.[4] Due to a lack of finance and slower-than-expected development of the surrounding property, TriMet decided not to finish the station at that time. Its completion was postponed indefinitely,[5] and the foundations were fenced off for safety reasons.
A March 2009 TriMet report included plans to resume construction of the station in summer 2009, for opening in fall 2010.[6] Groundbreaking for the station occurred in May 2010;[7] the total cost for the station is $3 million, including a $1.76 million construction budget.[8]
Comparison to Cascades station
The situation was somewhat similar to that of the Cascades MAX station, on the Red Line, which was also built to serve a planned transit-oriented development, in 2001, but was then mothballed when the predicted development of the area did not materialize,[9] and the Cascades MAX station did not finally open until late 2006. However, that station was fully completed in 2001 except for the fitting of ticket vending machines and glass in the frames of the shelters, whereas much less work was undertaken at Civic Drive station before being halted in 1998. Some development around this station site has taken place subsequently and includes stores, offices and residences.
References
- ^ Rose, Joseph (December 1, 2010). "TriMet trains start picking up riders at Gresham's Civic Drive Station". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2010/12/trimet_trains_start_picking_up.html. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
- ^ Oliver, Gordon; and Briggs, Kara (July 14, 1995). "Metro panel backs Winmar but not station". The Oregonian.
- ^ Briggs, Kara (May 15, 1996). "Winmar prepares to start project". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Metro seeks development proposals for future Gresham MAX station property". Portland Business Journal. June 6, 2006. http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/06/05/daily12.html. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ "Developer plans apartments in Civic Neighborhood area" (September 1, 1997). The Oregonian.
- ^ "Eastside Revitalization Report". TriMet. March 2009. http://trimet.org/pdfs/projects/eastside_revitalization_report.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "No. 85! TriMet breaks ground on new MAX station". Press release (TriMet). May 17, 2010. http://trimet.org/news/releases/2010/may17-civicdrive.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ Carinci, Justin (May 17, 2010). "Work begins on Gresham MAX station". Daily Journal of Commerce. http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/17/work-begins-on-gresham-max-station/. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ Culverwell, Wendy (August 17, 2007). "Busy Cascade Station awaits flow of retailers". Portland Business Journal. http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/08/20/story6.html. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
Coordinates: 45°30′29″N 122°26′30″W / 45.508118°N 122.441555°W
Categories:- MAX stations
- MAX Blue Line
- Railway stations opened in 2010
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