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Could TriMet become a “free” (or nominally-priced) service, Part 2
Last fall, Portland Transport considered the question of whether or not TriMet could become a free (or nominally-priced) service. Right now, the Farebox Recovery Ratio of the TriMet system in aggregate is about 25%, and last fiscal year fares provided nearly $100 million of TriMet’s overall operating budget. This discussion occurred right after TriMet first…
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SmartPhone Worth 20% Off Your Transit Waiting Time
But it feels like 30% according to the studies reported here… And frequency doesn’t hurt either.
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Ray of Hope in the Senate: Cardin-Cochran
While the travesty in the House continues (with some hope of some Republic defections) there is a ray of sunshine in the Senate. The Cardin-Cochran amendment would shift more control over allocation of funds from state DOTs to local governments. Transportation for American is asking for support for the amendment.
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One of my Heroes
Representative Peter DeFazio rises in defense of rational transportation policy and funding… Don’t ever stop, Peter.
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Should the 70 Be Merged With the 9? Or the 73? Or Something Else?
One of the biggest changes recently proposed by TriMet is the idea of merging the 70 and the NE portion of the 9, creating a new crosstown route connecting Milwaukie, Sellwood/Westmoreland, the inner SE, Lloyd Center, and Alberta. There is map available here. The agency must have anticipated some pushback from riders of the 9…