The problem DOES NOT appear to be a lack of money, it appears to be misplaced priorities. Here are some examples of “transportation” Spending In Portland Area based on the ODOT source listed below.

$2,148,000 11421 Morrison Bridge Ped-Bike Access

$2,223,000 12468 SE 190th Bike, Ped & Transit Improvements

$1,155,000 13261 Union Station Facility Improvements

$3,529,000 13489 Garvee Bond Debt Service Highway, LRT, Commuter Rail & Bus Purchase

$1,533,000 13490 Bus Stop Development (Frequent Bus Program) Increase Access to Transit

$4,458,000 13500 Bus Purchase

$862,000 13506 NE Prescott Add Bike Lanes & Sidewalks

$4,803,000 13510 Garvee Bond Debt Highways Funds for LRT,Commuter Rail & Bus Purchase

$8,359,000 13718 I-205 Mall LRT Unit 1 LightRailTransit (LRT)

$11,702,000 I-205 Mall LRT Unit 2

$5,573,000 I-205 Mall LRT Unit 3

$11,310,000 14060 Columbia Corridor Rail Intermodal Connector

$12,259,000 14065 SW Gibbs St Ped Bridge over I-5, Part of SoWa

$5,573,000 14066 Regional Trails Program

$3,472,000 14272 92nd Ave SE Powell Sidewalk & Bike Lane, Curb/Drainage, Landscaping, Lighting

$1,310,000 14273 Waud Bluff Trail: N Basin Ave Willamette Blvd.

$1,378,000 14407 Springwater Trail

$1,075,000 14409 Marine Dr Bike/Trail

$346,000 144111 Springwater Trailhead

$992,000 14413 Cleveland Station-Ruby Jct Max Trail-Path

$2,006,000 14441 2008 Metro Regional Travel Options Program

$2,006,000 14442 2009 Metro Regional Travel Options Program

$557,000 14443 2008 Travel Smart Program Educate Citizens About Alt. Modes of Trans

$8,169,000 14482 Regional Rail Debt for LRT Commuter Rail & Bus Purchases

$8,515,000 14483 Regional Rail Debt for LRT Commuter Rail & Bus Purchases

$1,039,000 14567 Metro RTO Program-Encourage Modes to Drive Alone

$984,000 14568 Metro RTO

$1,875,000 14569 Portland Streetcar Analysis for Extension of System

$1,875,000 14570 Portland Streetcar Analysis for Extension of System

$827,000 14572 Trolley Trail SE Arista-Multi-Use Path

$930,000 14573 Debt Service Costs Interstate Max Beaverton Commuter

$4,532,000 14574 Debt Service Costs Interstate Mx-I-205 LRT, Wilsonville Beaverton Commuter Rail/Bus Purch

$2,196,000 14575 Regional Rail Debt Service Interstate Max, I-205 LRT Wilsonville Beaverton Commuter Rail/Bus

$1,850,000 14576 See Above

$276,000 15494 Metro Van Pool

Total: $121.7 MILLION DOLLARS of GAS TAX ODOT DOLLARS GOING FOR PORTLAND (ONLY) MASS TRANSIT/BIKE LANES/PEDESTRIANS/MASS TRANSIT EDUCATION

Thanks to Jerry’s posing at: http://bojack.org/2007/06/sam_the_tram_jerks_your_chain_1.html
Information is originally from: http://highway.odot.state.or.us/cf/STIPSrch/index.cfm

Here is another $130 Million for rail/bus on the ODOT list for Portland Region:
14475 Bus & Rail Preventive Maintenance 2008 -- $53,726,000
14476 Bus & Rail Preventive Maintenance 2009 -- $57,645,000
14479 Rail Preventive Maintenance -- $10,844,000
14480 Rail Preventive Maintenance -- $11,511,000

New Grand Total: Over $250 million NOT FOR roads!

Thanks
JK