Proposal to axe fareless bus service in Fareless Square

The thing is that MAX will still provide free service up the mall. But what would be taken away is the east-west service. GM Fred Hansen noted that at the board meeting this morning and said that they are looking into providing passes to downtown elderly and disabled residents. Overall, I feel that the passes make it closer to where the benefits of ending fareless bus service (e.g. better fare enforcement) outweigh the loss of free bus service.

However, that still address riders who want to go on the mall from halfway between two MAX stations to halfway between another two.

Lastly,

Hi again. I hope you don’t mind this, but I seriously need the public to look this over before I present this to the TriMet Board this July. I don’t know how to post my own topic (or if I can) so I am putting it on a new thread. Please send all comments to my email below.

Quoted form previous blog. “Hello. I need your opinion on this here but don’t know how to start a topic. It is my view on the service cuts and my own idea. I need as many recommendations as possible before I give it to TriMet. Email me at camjohn918@yahoo.com Thanks! C. Johnson

1-Vermont
Run 7-Day between Raleigh Hills and Multnomah Village to maintain service between frequent service lines 54 and 56 and tourist destinations like Alpenrose Dairy, SWCC and Gabriel Park. Discontinue All Service on Vermont Past Capitol HWY, on 45th ave north of Vermont and on SW Cameron Street, as well as the Maplewood Loop. Buses will run in line 55’s terminus at the Laurelwood Park and Ride, on Beaverton-Hillsdale HWY, Shattuck Rd, Alpenrose Dairy, Vermont St, SW 45th, Garden Home, Capitol, Vermont and back to Raleigh Hills. Service Will run 60 Minutes 7-Days, Except Weekday-Rush Hour, where it will run half-hourly.
4-Division-Fessenden
Increase Rush-Hour Service between Lombard TC and St. Johns from 10-15 minutes to 5-10 minutes.
8-NE 15th ave
End at Concordia University via Dekum, 27th, Lombard and 33rd. A New Route Will Serve Jubitz.
9-Broadway
Combine Line 9-Broadway and Line 73-NE 33rd ave. Buses Will Run on Broadway-Weidler, NE 33rd ave and Dekum to Concordia University. No Service on 24th, Regents, 29th and 27th due to dangerous turns and narrow streets. A New Route will serve Sunderland.
Service on 102nd ave.
Choose One of These Options for the Future Of 102nd ave service.
1. Run line 15 on 102nd ave past Gateway 30 minute frequency. Streamline through Parkrose TC by moving stop behind line 12 to King City-Sherwood, running via Sandy, 92nd, Prescott and 102nd ave. Probable 15 minute service to Parkrose in Rush Hour.
2. Run line 87 on 102nd ave after Airport Way service, providing 102nd ave with rush-hour service. Buses would loop around via 25-Glisan-Rockwood Route, looping 181st, Airport Way, 102nd, and Glisan.
3. Run Line 22 all the way to Parkrose, at same 15 stop on Sandy Blvd, 92nd, Prescott, and 102nd back to Shaver.
4. End Line 15 at line 27 Adventist Hospital Stop At Market and 100th. Line 15 would run on Cherry Blossom, Market, Adventist Hospital (Layover Here), and 96th back to Main St. Max. Run Line 27 On Cherry Blossom and 102nd to Gateway. Can Be Combined with options 2 and 3.
5. Leave 15 services the way it is, no service changes.
6. Follow Service Cuts, Run Line 15 to Parkrose, line 22 on 102nd to Shaver.
22-Parkrose
Run Via 141st, Fremont and 122nd instead of Rose Parkway Loop due to dangerous turns.
27-Market-Main
Discontinue All Service Changes on This Route, Run same service as currently.
28-Linwood
Discontinue All Service on Rockwood and Howe Streets, Run Via Logus, 43rd, King, 34th and Harrison Westbound and on Harvey between 40th and 32nd ave.
33-Fremont
Run to Rose Quarter TC instead Of Emanuel Hospital.
36-South Shore and 37-Lake Grove
Loop Together In New Route, 37-Tualitan/Lake Oswego. Run Lake Grove Route to Tualitan Only and South Shore to Lake Oswego TC only, with Layover at Lake Oswego. Run every 45 minutes, since there is no 2 way service. Express trips to Portland from Lake Oswego Served by New Route.
41-Tacoma
Run Line 41 as a Lift Bus over the Sellwood Bridge as a shuttle between Johns Landing and Milwaukie TC. Stop Only at Johns Landing, Tacoma at 7th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, and Milwaukie TC. Align with Line 35 times to provide quicker Portland-Sellwood Service and Lake Oswego without having to go through Portland.
43-Taylors Ferry Rd
Run Service Between Johns Landing-SW Macadam and Nevada & SW 10th and Jefferson only during Peak Hours.
47 Baseline-Evergreen and 48 Cornell
Run As A Loop Between Tanasbourne Town Center and Hillsboro TC 6 or 7-Day.
51-Vista
Run to Washington Children’s Park, Japanese Gardens and Rose Gardens on Weekdays only.
56-Scholls Ferry Rd
Run To Nimbus Instead Of Line 43.
59-Walker/Parkway
Run as Express Route between Sunset TC and Willow Creek-SW 185th ave TC.
63-Washington Park
Run Weekends Only As Washington Park Shuttle Year-Round.
66-Marquam Hill-Hollywood TC
Run To PSU at SW Mill Street, via SW 6th/5th, Market/Clay, 1st ave.
72-Killingsworth-82nd ave
Reduce Rush-Hour Service On 82nd ave due to the availability of MAX service nearby from every 3-5 minutes to 10-12 minutes.
77-Broadway/Halsey
Run to Rose Quarter TC, discontinuing all service on Lovejoy Street. Run To Portland In Rush Hour, with 2 Limited Trips and 2 Express Trips Via I-84 to Troutdale.
81-SW 257th ave
Increase Service to 30 minutes and Provide 60 minute service on Weekends. Loop Around Cherry Park, Sandy, Harlow, Columbia River HWY, 257th and Back To Gresham.
60-Leahy Rd, 80-Kane-Troutdale, 84-Kelso/Boring
Routes Discontinued Due to Either Low Ridership and/or the availability of service nearby.
85-Swan Island
Run via Ensign and Fathom Loop Instead of End of Basin St Cul de Sac.
93-Lake Oswego Express
Run on Macadam and Riverside in line 36’s place. Maintain service on Hood and Kelly streets, with no stops between Macadam and Hamilton and Lake Oswego TC except at Macadam and Boundary and Nevada, Riverside and Palatine Hill, Military and All stops past State St and Terwilliger Blvd. End At State and Wilbur st.
95 Sunderland Express via Jubitz
Line 95 will run express on I-5, to Jubitz and Sunderland via Lombard, MLK, Gertz, Middlefield, 6th, Marine, 33rd dr, Sunderland, 33rd dr, Riverside, 21st, Columbia, 33rd ave, and Dekum to meet with lines 8, 9, and 75 at 27th and Dekum. Buses will run both ways during rush hour every 20 minutes.
152 Milwaukie
Streamline Route and Increase Service to 30 minutes and add weekend service. Minor Route Changes, such as the discontinuation of CCI service and mo longer stopping on Marketplace Parking Lot, instead stopping at 37th north of International and Oak and 212-224.
Next Bus Shipment
I suggest the next shipment be partially dedicated to new 30 foot buses to replace the 1600 series, and half to stock any future improvements that are not these, and some for lines 95 and 152.