That is a reduction of eight trips per hour for the sixteen hours of light rail operation on a freeway which averages trips of more than 5,500 per hour. The negative impacts on energy and congestion are in violation of the state planning rules. The shuttle experience in 1995 was worse than in 1996. The rail system would only go downtown. Few arrivals that live in Portland live downtown.
Business people go all over, including downtown.
People in the downtown area on business have more convenient and faster ways of getting to the airport. The rail system is not suited for travelers with luggage. The Airport light rail system would require transfers, from whatever takes you to the rail line. Trips to the airport depart after the Gateway station. Plans are to run one train out of every three to the airport and the other two to Gresham.