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Ridership on the Explore Washington Park Free Shuttle will continue to increase. Revisions to the current shuttle route will keep the shuttle in the park. Currently, the shuttle travels in a clockwise loop leaving the park at Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center and re-entering the park near the Portland Japanese Garden. This plan keeps the free shuttle within Washington Park, providing two-way services along SW Kingston Dr. between the South Entry and the Gardens. To further improve shuttle efficiency, parts of the shuttle route include segments of travel through vehicle-free zones, such as SW Rose Garden Way. The shuttle will loop counter-clockwise, transporting visitors between the Gardens and the new surface parking lot and tennis courts. Frequency of shuttle loops in this area can increase as demand warrants and will be studied as part of the Washington Park Transportation Management Plan.
People Mover To provide additional connectivity with Northwest Portland, a people mover is envisioned to transport park visitors between the W Burnside St. Gateway and the Gardens area. An autonomous electric minibus people mover through Stearns Canyon improves accessibility for all park users and re-establishes the original entrance to Washington Park. An expanded people mover route may transport visitors up to the Gardens from the new parking lot and tennis courts, and as technology progresses, may eventually replace the gas-powered shuttle completely.
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Connections from MAX Two MAX stations, Goose Hollow/SW Jefferson St. and Kings Hill/SW Salmon St. are closer to the Rose Garden than the Washington Park MAX Station. Steep hills and a lack of wayfinding mean that most park visitors do not consider accessing the park via MAX from these stations. Working with TriMet, these connections should be strengthened by:
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Explore Washington Park will continue to work with TriMet on the rerouting of the bus lines through the park to meet the circulation pattern shown in the plan, including limiting SW Rose Garden Way to the shuttle and maintenance vehicles.
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