Southwest Corridor Plan

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From Southwest Portland to Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood, let's work together to keep growing communities moving.

rendering of future Southwest Corridor light rail station

New MAX line

TriMet is leading the planning for a new light rail line in the Southwest Corridor. Learn about the route, station designs and opportunities to get involved on the project website.

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Learn about the light rail plan

Preferred alternative

On Aug. 13, 2018, the Southwest Corridor Steering Committee recommended a Preferred Alternative – the route for a proposed MAX light rail line to serve Southwest Portland, Tigard and Tualatin. In November 2018, Metro Council approved the steering committee’s recommendation.

Learn about the light rail plan

Next steps

Analysis continues on a proposed MAX light rail line in the Southwest Corridor. Planners and engineers are advancing designs for the light rail alignment, stations and companion projects. The Final Environmental Impact Statement will evaluate updated designs, respond to comments and confirm strategies to minimize and mitigate impacts identified in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Final EIS is expected to be available in summer 2020 to be followed by the project funding process with a possible transportation funding measure in November 2020.

From Tualatin and Sherwood to Tigard and Southwest Portland, more people are choosing to live, work and play in the Southwest Corridor.

The Southwest Corridor Plan is a comprehensive vision for the investments needed to keep this area moving and support the people who live here today as the area grows.

TriMet is now leading the planning for a new MAX line in the Southwest Corridor, and more information is available on the TriMet project website.

Metro created an Equitable Development Strategy with local partners to explore how a proposed light rail and other investments can support community development and improve the quality of life for people of all incomes and backgrounds.

News

The Only Medicine For People Is People

By Constantino Khalaf
June 24, 2020 2:32 p.m.

The Southwest Corridor Equitable Development Strategy's new Equity Coalition Manager, Nuhamin Eiden's experience as a Black woman and immigrant in the United States lends her a unique perspective on coalition building and the need for systemic change.
SW Equity Coalition receives $1.2 million federal grant

July 27, 2020 4:26 p.m.

The Federal Transit Administration grant will help continue the work started through Metro’s Southwest Corridor Equitable Development Strategy
Trading a forklift for scrubs: a new career in the Southwest Corridor

By Constantino Khalaf
Nov. 7, 2019 9 a.m.

A participant in the Metro-sponsored program Promise for the Southwest Corridor pursues a new career thanks to this partnership between Oregon Health & Science University and Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization.
El Plan del ‘Southwest Corridor’, busca que el transportarse de un lugar a otro sea una actividad más rápida y segura

By Ambar Espinoza
Sept. 19, 2019 11:15 a.m.

Mucho de lo que se habla en este momento, es la propuesta de que llegue a esta zona una línea nueva del MAX, pero el Plan del ‘Southwest Corridor’ (Corredor suroeste) incluye carreteras, senderos, aceras y mejoras al servicio de autobuses, para los residentes de un área de Beaverton a Lake Oswego y desde el centro de Portland a Sherwood y Tualatin.
What's next for greater Portland's Southwest Corridor Plan

Oct. 31, 2018 9 a.m.

Critical milestones lie ahead for the Southwest Corridor light rail project.
Steering committee recommends route for Southwest Corridor light rail line

Aug. 13, 2018 5:05 p.m.

The decision is a major step in the Southwest Corridor Plan.
The public weighs in on the Southwest Corridor Plan

July 24, 2018 2:57 p.m.

Metro hosted a public hearing on the draft environmental impact study for the Southwest Corridor Plan.
Southwest Corridor Plan looks to make it quicker and safer to get around

By Ambar Espinoza
April 18, 2018 2:30 p.m.

A lot of the talk right now is about the proposed light rail line, but the Southwest Corridor Plan includes roads, trails, sidewalks and bus improvements for residents of an area from Beaverton to Lake Oswego, from downtown Portland to Sherwood and Tualatin.