TriMet launches comment period for proposed fare increase
The first two questions on TriMet’s survey conveniently focus on their existing fare reduction programs.
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Washington D.C. council votes for free transit citywide
One council member who voted yes said the benefits include, “removing cars from the road and speeding up bus transit” — the exact same goals as the City of Portland’s Rose Lane Project.
TriMet weighs first fare increase in a decade
If approved, fares would
TriMet seeks artists to create their next round of bus murals
From patterns etched into bus shelters to sculptures along MAX lines, TriMet has curated a public art gallery across the region.
TriMet Code amendments would toughen long-term exclusions, increase penalties for prohibited behavior
Ordinance 369 makes eligible for long-term exclusions, up to a lifetime ban, those committing the most serious misdemeanors and further addresses chronic banned behavior
Friday Profile: Carfree drag queen Poison Waters
“I wouldn’t be able to spend what I spend and look the way I look if I had a monthly car payment and insurance and gas and all that crap.”
Transportation Time Machine: TriMet bike permits
Everyone who takes long multimodal trips knows the routine: before leaving the house, double-check to make sure you have your keys, wallet, and TriMet bike permit. Right? Well, that last one isn’t necessary anymore. But some commenters on our recent throwback article about what bike advocacy looked like at the beginning of the millennium reminded … Read more
‘Moving Forward’ into the forest with TriMet’s new service concept
With all those trees in the way, it can be really easy to miss the forest. So, last week, when TriMet released its Forward Together Draft Service Concept, many people, myself included, made a beeline to our neighborhood bus, and then immersed ourselves in the tangle of other nearby routes Meanwhile, staring the reader in … Read more
TriMet Draft Service Concept shows potential for 30% more bus service
TriMet has released its Forward Together Draft Service Concept (DSC) based in part on community responses to a survey they released back in March. TriMet says people want the transit agency to “focus on ridership and improving connections to destinations for people with low and limited incomes.” While the Forward Together service concept includes changes … Read more
TriMet opens new FX line on Division to much fanfare
TriMet’s long-awaited Frequent Express (FX) line on SE Division Street is finally here. On Saturday, the transit agency celebrated the occasion with multiple events along the bus line, and eager transit lovers showed up in droves to ride the new “bendy buses” and mark the historic opening. We took a more in-depth look at the … Read more
Police, TriMet team up for enforcement action on SE 122nd Avenue
A multi-agency effort netted 15 arrests, including gun and drug seizures in just four hours last Thursday, September 8th. The location is likely familiar to many of you: the busy intersection of SE 122nd and Burnside, where a light rail line, bike lanes, and many other traffic lanes come together. Statistically, this intersection is a … Read more
Bike advocates want to improve TriMet’s Hollywood Transit Center redesign plans
The collaboration between TriMet and affordable housing developer BRIDGE Housing to transform the Hollywood Transit Center (HTC) into the “HollywoodHub” – a redesigned light rail and bus station with a 200-unit housing development and new courtyard – is moving forward. HollywoodHub planners presented their latest design proposal to the Portland Design Commission in July and … Read more