PORTLAND, Ore. – Following a KGW investigation into rising fare evasions on TriMet buses, many readers lamented the end of TriMet’s ‘Fareless Square.’ People who moved to Portland after 2012 won’t ...
Taking a look at its annual budget, TriMet is seriously considering a controversial change: getting rid of or limiting Fareless Square. Labelling Fareless Square a "$2.7-$3.6 million loss" doesn't ...
TriMet general manager Fred Hansen's campaign to limit Fareless Square's hours to 7 am to 7 pm has jarred Portlanders almost as much as the November MAX station assault that prompted it. "The logic of ...
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There are no more free bus rides for TriMet passengers in downtown Portland. Only MAX and Portland Streetcar riders will travel for free. After 34 years, the transit agency's pioneering free-ride ...
On Monday, TriMet is holding public hearings at two Portland venues to discuss changing Fareless Square from its current format involving all transportation platforms to a rail-only system. Here's the ...
A year and a half after public outcry quashed TriMet's plan to limit the hours of Fareless Square, the newest proposal to eliminate the free downtown bus service has received much less opposition.