Bus riders’ union launches new campaign: Discount fares for low-income people
One year after it added 30 minutes to the life of every TriMet fare, a transit advocacy group has a new goal.
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TriMet driver publishes his latest ‘Report Card’ for Portland bikers
The things one bus operator feels the city’s bike users are doing well.
Bicycle rider involved in collision with WES commuter train in Tualatin
Happened just south of Tualatin.
Gamification and ‘ubiquitous mobility’: Inside Portland’s $50 million ‘Smart City’ grant pitch
Could an app change Portland’s travel culture?
Activists (temporarily) take the swing out of TriMet’s swing gates
Activists tried to take the swing out of swing gates.
TriMet to add 200 covered bike parking spots to MAX system
At one of the facilities there’s even room being set aside specifically for cargo bikes.
Videos show difficulties navigating TriMet’s swing gates
Opposed by bike and walk advocates, a major barrier for wheelchair users.
Powell-Division Transit Project in-depth: Bike lanes and bus lanes both unlikely on 82nd
TriMet doesn’t even have estimates of how much dedicated lanes would help buses.
Could driving get catastrophically cheap? One smart Portlander speculates
“Hopefully we’ll have the foresight to tax taxi fares.”
Despite objections, TriMet installs swing-gates at 11th Avenue rail crossing
However, the transit agency installed only two out of eight swing gates it had earlier proposed.
In some metro areas, bike commuting is nearing the scale of transit commuting
And the strange correlation between old buildings and good transit.
A backwards incentive in Portland, where bus rides cost more than parking spaces
When something is more convenient, Jordan points out, we usually have to pay more for it.