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Afghanistan Saves TriMet?
Via Planetizen: Apparently the must-pass defense funding bill will include a provision allowing transit agencies to apply 10% of their stimulus funding to operations. Can this stave off the November service cuts TriMet is beginning to plan?
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Bus Stops, Present and Future
I snapped this picture of one of the new bus stop signs on the transit mall yesterday. It’s gorgeous, but I couldn’t help wondering where the stop id is? I’ve tried to use transit tracker a couple of times since buses came back to the mall and the first place I always look is on…
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Portland Transit Riders Union to Protest TriMet Service Cuts
A group calling themselves the Transit Riders Union has organized a protest for 5pm today at Pioneer Courthouse Square. More information on the group here.
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They’re Back…
On Sunday, buses return to the Transit Mall! Details covered by both the Oregonian and Tribune.
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Financing Public Transportation
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2009 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Michael Ward Public Transit Division Administrator, Oregon Department of Transportation Topic: How Public Transportation is Financed in Oregon When: Friday, May 22, 2009, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204