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Applying Metcalfe’s Law to Transit
In the Sunday O, Dylan Rivera’s article about the imminent Green Line opening notes that each time a new MAX line opens, overall ridership on MAX goes up by more than the ridership of the new line: For example, the Red Line, opened in 2001, initially connected downtown Portland to the airport. So when TriMet…
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Fareless Square Just Got a Lot Bigger … For One Demographic
9th-12th grade students in Portland Public Schools now travel free on TriMet. The program is funded by PPS and State Energy Tax Credits.
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Sad State of Transit Affairs
T4America has a comprehensive report on the nationwide impact of transit service cuts and fare increases.
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Business Journal Readers Support Light Rail Expansion
As you know, from time to time I mention online polls that the Business Journal is conducting. My experience is that their audience leans a bit to the right of the general population here in the Portland metro area. Which is why it was gratifying to see that their poll supported Light Rail on Barbur…
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Transit Riders Union Gets Some Airtime
In the form of an opinion piece on the Oregonian’s online opinion page (and reference in the print edition) which also got linked from the Oregonian’s commuting blog. The four key points of the manifesto: The Transit Riders Union advocates four things: Save Fareless Square, halt the cuts to bus service, elect the TriMet board…