Hollywood/Northeast 42nd Avenue station

Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave
Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave
MAX Light Rail station
	View of the MAX station from the pedestrian bridge, looking west
General information
Location	1410 Northeast 42nd Avenue; Portland, Oregon ; USA
Coordinates	45°31′58″N122°37′15″W / 45.532847°N 122.620963°W
Owned by	TriMet
Platforms	one island platform
Tracks	2
Bus routes	3
Construction
Bicycle facilities	bike lockers and banks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	MAX station open; Bus terminal to reopen 2026
History
Opened	September 5, 1986
Services
Location
Location

Last updated August 28, 2024

Hollywood/Northeast 42nd Avenue, until 2024 also known as Hollywood Transit Center, is a light rail station in the MAX Light Rail system and a bus transit center, located in the Hollywood District of Portland, Oregon. Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave is the 11th stop eastbound on the eastside MAX main line, and is served by the Blue, Green and Red Lines. The transit center's bus area, served by three routes, is temporarily closed for construction.

Owned by TriMet, the transit center is located along the Banfield Freeway, south of the intersection of Northeast 42nd Avenue and Halsey Street. The MAX station platform is situated between the freeway and a Union Pacific Railroad line, and is connected to the bus stops and surrounding areas by a pedestrian bridge.

The station was located in TriMet fare zone 2 from its opening in 1986^[1] until September 2012, at which time TriMet discontinued all use of zones in its fare structure.^[2]

Connecting services

This transit center is served by the following bus lines. Beginning in August 2023, these lines stop on nearby streets, until construction on the station's new bus plaza is complete.^[3]


Route	Destination	Stop location	Stop number
75 Cesar Chavez/Lombard	St Johns	NE Broadway & 42nd	14400
75 Cesar Chavez/Lombard	Milwaukie	NE 42nd & Weidler	14403
77 Broadway/Halsey	Montgomery Park	NE 42nd & Weidler	14403
77 Broadway/Halsey	Troutdale	NE Halsey & 42nd	14401

History

Opening and service expansion

The Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave station and transit center are part of the first MAX line, which was constructed along the Banfield Freeway as an alternative to building the controversial Mount Hood Freeway. The station opened on September 5, 1986, as part of the initial 15.1 mi (24.3 km) MAX service from Gresham to Downtown Portland.^[4]^: 46

MAX service was extended west of Downtown Portland in the 1990s, and an extension to Portland International Airport opened in 2001. The airport MAX service opened as the Red Line, and the line to Gresham was redesignated as the Blue Line, both serving Hollywood/NE 42nd.^[4]^: 83 The station gained an additional service in 2009 with the opening of the Green Line to Clackamas Town Center, a service pattern that remains as of 2024^[update].

TriMet renovated the Hollywood/NE 42nd station with new signage, lighting, and information displays, as part of a renovation program that began in 2011. The Blue Line Station Rehabilitation initiative was accompanied by safety improvements along the original Banfield Freeway line, and was funded by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration.^[4]^: 109

2017 stabbing incident

On May 26, 2017, two people were killed and one seriously injured in a knife attack on a train arriving at the Hollywood station. The attacker was verbally abusing two women who he believed were Muslim, and stabbed three bystanders who attempted to intervene.^[5] The attacker was arrested nearby,^[5]^[6] and was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in June 2020.^[7]

In the aftermath of the attack, TriMet commissioned a memorial to commemorate the victims. Sarah Farahat's design, We Choose Love , was completed in May 2018, drawing inspiration from chalk messages left at the scene shortly after the attack. We Choose Love features excerpts from a poem translated into seven languages, and incorporates images of the Western peony throughout its life cycle.^[8]

Redevelopment

Hollywood Transit Center is the site of a new transit-oriented development project, hollywoodHUB, which is stated to open in 2026. The project includes a 12-story apartment building, which will feature over 220 units of affordable housing, retail spaces, and transit connections. TriMet and its partner BRIDGE Housing broke ground at the site in August 2023, moving the station's bus services to temporary stops during the construction.^[9]^[10] Infrastructure improvements for MAX Light Rail are also planned, including a new traction power substation.^[11]

The We Choose Love memorial was removed in January 2024, as part of the hollywoodHUB project.^[12] TriMet officials described the mural as temporary when it was installed, citing their upcoming plans for the station's renovation.^[8] The rebuilt station will incorporate the themes of the original memorial, including the color scheme and messages of peace.^[12]

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References

↑ Federman, Stan (September 5, 1986). "Going to the MAX: Facts to know about the new line". The Oregonian . p. T10.
↑ Bailey Jr., Everton (August 30, 2012). "TriMet boosts most fares starting Saturday; some routes changing". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
↑ "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
1 2 3 Selinger, Philip; Murphy, Angela; Morley, Melissa Schmidt (2019). "Making History: 50 Years of TriMet and Transit in the Portland Region" (PDF). TriMet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-02-25.
1 2 "Portland deaths: Two stabbed trying to stop anti-Muslim abuse". BBC News. May 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
↑ Mesh, Aaron (May 27, 2017). "Witnesses: Man Cut the Throats of Two MAX Passengers Who Tried to Stop Anti-Muslim Bullying of Women on Northeast Portland Train". Willamette Week . Retrieved 2017-05-27.
↑ Lambert, Hannah (June 24, 2020). "Jeremy Christian sentenced to 2 life terms without parole". KOIN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
1 2 Theen, Andrew (April 21, 2018). "MAX stabbing mural: Artists begin transforming Hollywood Transit Center". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
↑ "Hollywood Transit Center construction project will add affordable housing and business space". KGW. October 26, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
↑ Griggs, Taylor (October 30, 2023). "With the HollywoodHUB project, TriMet Embraces a New Vision for Public Transportation". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
↑ Redden, Jim (October 26, 2023). "hollywoodHUB to honor MAX victims, add housing in NE Portland". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
1 2 Ramakrishnan, Jayati (January 10, 2024). "Memorial to 2017 MAX stabbings dismantled as construction begins on affordable housing, transit center revamp". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

External links

Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave. Transit Center – TriMet page
Westbound train arrivals from TriMet
Eastbound train arrivals from TriMet

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[1986_MAX_facts-1] Federman, Stan (September 5, 1986). "Going to the MAX: Facts to know about the new line". The Oregonian . p. T10.

[oreg-2012aug31-2] Bailey Jr., Everton (August 30, 2012). "TriMet boosts most fares starting Saturday; some routes changing". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2012-12-09.

[3] "MAX Light Rail Stations". TriMet. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[:0-4] 1 2 3 Selinger, Philip; Murphy, Angela; Morley, Melissa Schmidt (2019). "Making History: 50 Years of TriMet and Transit in the Portland Region" (PDF). TriMet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-02-25.

[beeb-5] 1 2 "Portland deaths: Two stabbed trying to stop anti-Muslim abuse". BBC News. May 27, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-27.

[WWeek-2017may27-6] Mesh, Aaron (May 27, 2017). "Witnesses: Man Cut the Throats of Two MAX Passengers Who Tried to Stop Anti-Muslim Bullying of Women on Northeast Portland Train". Willamette Week . Retrieved 2017-05-27.

[7] Lambert, Hannah (June 24, 2020). "Jeremy Christian sentenced to 2 life terms without parole". KOIN. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

[:1-8] 1 2 Theen, Andrew (April 21, 2018). "MAX stabbing mural: Artists begin transforming Hollywood Transit Center". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

[kgw-2023oct26-9] "Hollywood Transit Center construction project will add affordable housing and business space". KGW. October 26, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[mercury-2023oct30-10] Griggs, Taylor (October 30, 2023). "With the HollywoodHUB project, TriMet Embraces a New Vision for Public Transportation". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[11] Redden, Jim (October 26, 2023). "hollywoodHUB to honor MAX victims, add housing in NE Portland". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

[:2-12] 1 2 Ramakrishnan, Jayati (January 10, 2024). "Memorial to 2017 MAX stabbings dismantled as construction begins on affordable housing, transit center revamp". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

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