Everything about Hatfield Government Center Max Station totally explained
The
Hatfield Government Center station is a
light rail station on the
MAX Blue Line in downtown
Hillsboro, Oregon,
United States. The station is the 20th stop westbound on the Westside MAX, and the western terminus of the MAX Blue Line route. Opened in 1998, it's located on the same block as the Hillsboro Post Office adjacent to the
Washington County Courthouse and the
Hillsboro Civic Center bounded by First and Adams streets on the east and west and between Washington and Main streets on the south and north. The station is named in honor of
Mark O. Hatfield, a former United States Senator from
Oregon and light rail proponent.
History
Construction of the
Westside MAX project began in 1994. In November 1996, Hillsboro and TriMet named the yet to be completed station at the western end of the project as the Mark O. Hatfield Government Center Station. Hatfield was retiring from 30 years as U.S. Senator and previously used his political clout as Chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Committee to ensure funding for the project. Then retired U. S. Senator
Mark Hatfield was in attendance as the station was officially dedicated in his honor. Dedication ceremonies for the line at the station included a speech by then U.S. Vice President
Al Gore and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary
Rodney E. Slater. Oregon politicians speaking at the dedication included Governor
John Kitzhaber, former Congressman
Les AuCoin, then Congresswoman
Elizabeth Furse, U.S. Senators
Ron Wyden and
Gordon Smith, and former Senator and station namesake Mark Hatfield. In March 2008, TriMet added additional capacity during the morning and evening commuting period. This was accomplished by extending three
Red Line trains from the
Beaverton Transit Center stop each morning and evening during peak ridership times. The garage includes 250 parking spaces accessible 24-hours a day. The stop is in TrimMet's fare zone 3 and includes vending machines for purchasing fares. Hatfield’s name is etched in the
façade of the station in stone.
Art
As with all the stops on the Westside MAX, displays of
public artwork were included in the construction of the stop. Representing agriculture, the design includes an abstract
scarecrow, crows on the corners of the roof, and a portion that extends into the shelter that displays a seed, all moving with the wind.
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