FX2-Division Westbound Timelapse

Ready to ride from Gresham to Downtown Portland in less than 5 minutes?
Watch this timelapse video as we travel from Cleveland Ave Park & Ride to Union Station on an FX2-Division bus!
Learn more about our high-capacity bus service along Division Street at trimet.org/fx

[@ashwindatta1328]

the transit priority signals are sick. i had no idea that was a thing in Portland. BRT FTW

[@SorenN2011]

Same down on C-TRAN's VINE service. BRT FTW indeed.

[@loganbrown8282]

Hey trimet, i I think it would be cool if we had a ring of bus rapid transit to facilitate the movement between all the max lines to create a more coheshive network.

[@PaulRippey]

Sweet! Portland does better than many American cities in encouraging multi-modal transportation, but we are still weirdly, sadly, self-destructively car-centric. Count the cars, and count the other busses and trains in that video. Sheesh! Anyway, thanks TriMet, that was a good video!

[@ChelseaSaidTV]

And who wants to ride dirty trimet I'll take my car any day

[@PaulRippey]

@@ChelseaSaidTV Well ain't you the coldest Chelsea Ever!? I hear you. A lot of us think it's crazy to send forty cars out to do the work of one bus, but I know cars have their advantages too.

[@saltwotter]

Ok now do it at rush hour so we can see how effective the compromises that were made to accommodate car traffic affect travel time. Without off-board fare collection or running in majority bus-only lanes, how is this different than a basic express bus with a nice bus shelter and a fresh coat of paint? BRT in Seattle, Cleveland, Albuquerque, and even Provo, Utah can accomplish fast travel times in part because of transit-priority signals, but primarily because they operate largely within dedicated bus-only lanes. A "BRT" bus stuck in traffic is still just a bus stuck in traffic.

[@kasianne]

Aww the lil 🩶 at 34th!

[@drmezmo2870]

It would be nice to know the day of the week and the time this ride occurred. It struck me that the early part to the ride out east there seemed to be few stops and pretty far between. Nice to see the transit priority signas and lanes being useful and noting the parallel bike path along some parts.

[@metelskiy]

Cool timelapse, do another one in summer

[@rubythursday3007]

This had to have been filmed super early on a Sunday morning, Division is rarely this traffic free! Now do it during mid-day and rush hour during the weekdays.

[@Radithor]

Max trains in tualatin when

[@tbecker97204]

*12th of never*

[@944play]

@@tbecker97204 Right after completion of the downtown tunnel.

[@tbecker97204]

It IS a faster ride because TriMet *eliminated* a bunch of stops during the construction of the Division Project. Fewer stops, faster ride.

[@dfor]

Yes, that’s the point of bus rapid transit. Signal priority, grade separation, stops every 1/3-1/2 mile on average for faster movement.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Let's just sweep all the issues with the signals, buses and the fact you guys thought it would make sense to run this line through/across the busiest rail yard in the damn city directly under a nice giant TriMet Capital Project sized rug! And the fun part is it isn't even true BRT, but typical American "let's pretend we didn't half-ass it" "BRT". Lack of bus lanes the entire way proves the fact FX is so far from a real BRT line is as hilarious of a joke to call it that as it is insulting.

[@frafraplanner9277]

Did they call it a "BRT?" The description refers to it as a "high-capacity bus service" I do agree that the Brooklyn Yard level crossing needs something done about it. Ideally ODOT will grade separate the railway there soon

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Yes, they did and have. But of course TriMet would. @@frafraplanner9277