Gateway/NE 99th Ave TC MAX Station — Local services in Portland

Hot take: this, along with the other stations west of here down to Rose Quarter, are some of the best stations on the whole system due to how often there are trains between here and downtown. If you've ever lived along the lines north, south, and east of here, you know what it's like to just miss a train and have to wait sometimes 20 mins for another train. Generally, that's not an issue for trains going west from here. On top of that, 30 minutes to downtown is pretty reasonable.

Downsides: the highway is loud, red line trains are slow to make the turnaround from here going north, and this isn't exactly the most walkable area with sprawling parking lots in all directions. And changing trains to go from the green or blue lines to the red line is a bit slow. Trimet could increase capacity on those other lines by running trains directly from the Airport to Clackamas, or from the...

It used to be a nicer place to pass through en route to work in the morning. Alas, the neighborhood has gotten progressively seedier, and the coffee stand that used to serve a decent latte and good pastries is now boarded up.

As usual, Trimet creates problems by not having restroom facilities available at any station.

When I commute from Clackamas to Hillsboro, it's about a 3 hour commute. That's a long time to hold it and practically demands public urination.

Trimet gets low marks for sticking to a schedule. I have repeatedly had my commute extended by a half hour or more due to delays

When that happens on my evening commute, my $2.50 ride becomes a $20 ride, because I miss the last bus that serves my...

Dirty. Unsafe. Security personnel are present only to collect a paycheck, and not worried about protecting riders as much as enforcing trimet rules and protecting trimet property. If you must be here after dark just be smart, keep alert, and do not engage, some hoodlums use this stop as a place to pick fights and jump people because of its proximity to the I205 multi use path and other foot paths that make it easier to run away if security actually tries...