Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue

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name=Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue


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platform=Island platform
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mpassengers=The Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue Line in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1998, it is the 18th stop westbound on the Westside MAX. The station has a single island platform with a passenger shelter, with the station primarily serving the Tuality Community Hospital campus.

History

In 1994, construction of the Westside MAX project began. On September 12 1998, the station opened along with the rest of the Westside MAX line. [Mapes, Jeff. Gore walks tight line on Clinton. "The Oregonian", September 13 1998.] In September 2006, the Pacific University Health Professions Campus opened next to the station. [Demlow, Kay. Neighborhood Roundup: Pacific U. classes set to begin in new building. "The Oregonian", August 31 2006.]

Amenities

The station is located on Southeast Washington Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. [http://trimet.org/max/stations/tualtyss.htm Tuality Hospital/SE 8th Ave MAX Station.] TriMet. Retrieved on July 10 2008.] One block from Tuality Hospital, the handicap accessible single island platform is in TriMet's fare zone 3. Designed by OTAK Inc., the station does not have a park and ride facility, but bike racks are available at the station.

Artwork

The public art at the station relates to the hospital, with themes of hope, light, and healing. [http://trimet.org/publicart/bluelineart.htm Art on Westside MAX Blue Line.] TriMet. Retrieved on July 10 2008.] Individual pieces at the station includes 300 bronze swallows, considered a symbol of hope.Hamilton, Don. Sculptures will let riders know which way wind is blowing. "The Oregonian", July 23 1997.] Implanted into the concrete, the swallows are accented by a quote from Shakespeare, while swallows also adorn the weather vanes that sit atop the passenger shelter. Other artwork at the Tuality station includes a picture of Minnie Jones Coy (the founder of the hospital) and the "Quilt of Traditional Remedies" by Jane Kies. Recipes for old medicinal remedies are etched into the glass windscreen in the passenger shelter, [Colby, Richard N. Tracking art plans. "The Oregonian", August 3 1995.] while traditional medicine plants grow around the station.

References

External links

* [http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=26408 Metro: Pacific University Hillsboro campus]