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Rethinking bus service in Gresham and East County
This past week, TriMet released its first draft proposal for improved bus service in East County (essentially, anything east of Interstate 205 and north of Mt. Scott). Like the recently similar proposal for the SW Metro area, the new Eastside Plan is an effort being done in parallel with a rapid transit project (the Powell/Division…
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Rose Festival Open Thread
Starlight parade is tomorrow night, and TriMet wants you to know they’ll be there. The state Senate has approved Gov. Brown’s two picks for the TriMet board: Shelley Martin, an executive with Fred Meyer, representing Disctrict 3 (SW Portland); and Lori Bauman, a lawyer, representing District 4 (SE Portland). Both take office effective immediately. TriMet’s…
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Post Tax Open Thread
OK, it’s a full week since the Ides of April, but another open thread for everyone. Portland has legalized (for now) uber and Lyft. One condition placed on uber and Lyft drivers is a city business license. Taxi drivers and cab companies are, naturally, unhappy. TriMet toots its horn about service increases leading to ridership…
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TriMet and Metro to extend Blue Line to Central Oregon
Today, TriMet president Neil McFarlane and Metro president Tom Hughes announced the start of a new transit project, the Hood and Central Oregon Corridor. This project, a 210-mile (338km) extension of the Blue Line, would provide light rail service to Sandy, Mount Hood, Madras, Redmond, Bend, and Sunriver. The line would end at a transit…
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Great Eight Open Thread
The Great Eight in the NCAA tourney are now set, the Final Four will be decided by Sunday. Time for another Open Thread. Oregon Business encourages greater private-sector (and public/private) participation in transit. The population of the Portland/Vancouver MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) is now estimated to be 2.35M. (Note: The “MSA” is defined to include…