Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/MAX Yellow Line

MAX Yellow Line

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 11, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 13:18, 27 July 2020 (UTC)



The MAX Yellow Line is a light rail service in Portland, Oregon, United States, operated by TriMet as part of the MAX Light Rail system. It connects North Portland to Portland City Center and Portland State University. Following years of failed attempts to construct the South/North Line between Clackamas County and Clark County, Washington, Portland business leaders and local residents persuaded TriMet to build a light rail extension from the city center to North Portland in 1999. The line began construction in 2001 and opened on May 1, 2004. As a source of funding, the city created an urban renewal area, which has been blamed for gentrifying historically black inner-city neighborhoods; about 10,000 people of color left Portland's Central City between 2000 and 2010. The line serves 17 stops and runs for approximately 21 hours daily with a minimum headway of 15 minutes during most of the day.
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 * Promoted: June 14, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: This is my first FA requesting TFA. I personally think the line's history (regarding urban renewal area) is relevant to current local events.
 * Support as nominator. truflip99 (talk) 06:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Support. An interesting and "different" article. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:33, 5 July 2020‎ (UTC)
 * Support. Same as . Great Mercian (talk) 19:06, 25 July 2020 (UTC)