Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue station explained

Type:MAX Light Rail station
Country:USA
Coordinates:45.5213°N -122.9783°W
Tracks:2
Connections: TriMet: 47, 48, 57
Opened:September 12, 1998
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Tuality Hospital/Southeast 8th Avenue, to be renamed Hillsboro Health District, is a light rail station on the MAX Blue Line in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1998, it is the 18th stop westbound on the Westside MAX. The station has a single island platform with a passenger shelter, with the station primarily serving the campus of Hillsboro Medical Center (known until 2019 as Tuality Community Hospital).

History

In 1994, construction of the Westside MAX project began. On September 12, 1998, the station opened along with the rest of the Westside MAX line.[1] In September 2006, the Pacific University Health Professions Campus opened next to the station.[2] Pacific decided to build the campus there due partly to the presence of the station.[3] Pacific opened a second building in August 2010 while the city, in a joint venture with the hospital and school, opened the Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility the following month.[4] In March 2011, TriMet received a federal grant to pay for the installation of security cameras at the station.[5] The MAX station was designed by OTAK Inc. TriMet announced the station will be renamed to "Hillsboro Health District" on August 25, 2024, following a service update.[6]

Amenities

The station is located on Southeast Washington Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. It is one block from Tuality Hospital and one-half block, or about 250feet, from the Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility (HITF). The station originally did not have any park-and-ride facilities, but in April 2012, 85 spaces in the nearby HITF were designated for park-and-ride use by TriMet riders.[7]

Artwork

The public art at the station relates to the hospital, with themes of hope, light, and healing.[8] Individual pieces at the station includes 300 bronze swallows, considered a symbol of hope.[9] Implanted into the concrete, the swallows are accented by a quote from Shakespeare, while swallows also adorn the weather vanes that sit atop the passenger shelter.[8] Other artwork at the Tuality station includes a picture of Minnie Jones Coy (the founder of the hospital) and the "Quilt of Traditional Remedies" by Jane Kies.[8] Recipes for old medicinal remedies are etched into the glass windscreen in the passenger shelter,[10] while traditional medicine plants grow around the station.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Mapes, Jeff. Gore walks tight line on Clinton. The Oregonian, September 13, 1998.
  2. Demlow, Kay. Neighborhood Roundup: Pacific U. classes set to begin in new building. The Oregonian, August 31, 2006.
  3. http://blog.oregonlive.com/hillsboroargus/2008/09/celebrating_maxs_10th.html “MAX is 10 and still on track”
  4. News: Health campus, transit facility launched amid fanfare . Lang . Joe . . September 8, 2010 . December 11, 2012 .
  5. News: Rose. Joseph. TriMet gets federal grant to install security cameras at 10 final MAX stations. April 2, 2011. The Oregonian. March 31, 2011.
  6. News: York . Tia . From jobs to schools and services, TriMet improves connections to opportunities with August 2024 service change . TriMet . July 17, 2024 . July 18, 2024.
  7. Web site: New Park & Ride: 85 spaces on Level 2 of the Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility now dedicated Park & Ride spaces. April 10, 2012. TriMet. December 11, 2012.
  8. http://trimet.org/publicart/bluelineart.htm Art on Westside MAX Blue Line.
  9. Hamilton, Don. Sculptures will let riders know which way wind is blowing. The Oregonian, July 23, 1997.
  10. Colby, Richard N. Tracking art plans. The Oregonian, August 3, 1995.