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TriMet to study OPAL’s Campaign for a Fair Transfer
The TriMet board today, before a packed house, considered a proposal from OPAL, the “Campaign for a Fair Transfer”, which would extend the validity of single-ride tickets to address equity issues in public transit. OPAL, an advocacy group which focuses on environmental and economic justice issues, claims that the reductions in service over the past…
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How TriMet loses over $85k/year to credit card thieves.
Credit card thieves are buying TriMet passes with stolen credit cards and reselling them to transit users for cash (at a discount), costing the agency $85k per year.
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TriMet’s bizarro fare enforcement policy
TriMet’s broken fare enforcement policy for its busses.
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Must … Not … Make … Joke
TriMet is conducting a survey to determine a new name for Fareless Square. This is so hard…
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KATU Covers MAX Ticket Machine Issue
KATU’s Brian Barker did a two-part story, last night and today, regarding the high percentage of broken MAX ticket machines, and the problems faced by responsible riders. Setting aside for a moment the surely-coincidental but very obvious similarities in format and style to the “Fair is Fair?” MAX ticket machine documentary I did with Matt…