[pdxman]

^^^Thats the thing, IMO I don't think light rail should be street level next to autos and peds. Unless the city already has in place some sort of heavy rail then I suppose you could run LRT like a streetcar. I just think that anything rail should be fast, grade separated with limited stops (the exception being streetcar, because its basically a bus on rails) with buses feeding the rail lines. And since portland doesn't and probably never will have an extensive heavy rail network, I think the MAX can and should act as a replacement.