Legislative committee wants to extend commuter rail to Salem at a cost of $118 per ride
By John A. Charles, Jr. On February 22, the Joint Committee on Transportation…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. On February 22, the Joint Committee on Transportation…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. For those of us who came of age…
Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana Portland’s TriMet transit agency and the Metro regional government have…
Read Blog DetailSeptember 14, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
Read Blog DetailBy Randal O’Toole Executive Summary The pandemic has made it painfully clear that…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. TriMet’s Blue rail line to Hillsboro opened on…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. If the Oregon Department of Transportation has its way,…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. It’s the day after Election Day and the votes…
Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana Connecticut’s bus service just pulled its entire fleet of electric…
Read Blog DetailMay 19, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts:Micah PerryOffice: (503) 242-0900Mobile: (303) 330-3855micah@cascadepolicy.org…
Read Blog DetailLight rail has problems with reliability despite massive government funding. By Stew Robertson…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. President Trump is not the only one refusing…
Read Blog DetailMetro’s Transportation Tax Will Overspend on Underused Projects By Rachel Dawson and Vlad…
Read Blog DetailBy Vlad Yurlov Metro is expected to spend over $1.4 billion this fiscal…
Read Blog DetailOregon’s Business Community Is Challenging the $7.8 Billion Measure By Vlad Yurlov After…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Last month, the Metro Council voted to send…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On July 24th, the New York Times ran a…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson TriMet’s weekly system boardings were down 68% in May compared…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The 2020 we’re living in is very different from…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson When it comes to commuting during COVID-19, private vehicles are…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson You may have noticed companies and public agencies using the…
Read Blog DetailMarch 9, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. (503)…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. After eight years of bragging that the proposed…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. How did you get to work today? If you’re…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson TriMet has proven time and again that it is unable…
Read Blog DetailPublished in Portland Tribune By Rachel Dawson TriMet’s payroll tax has been increasing…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson TriMet’s MAX Yellow Line first opened 15 years ago in…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson TriMet may have found a better alternative to the proposed…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson TriMet unveiled five new battery-electric buses (BEBs) in April 2019,…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. TriMet recently marked the ten-year anniversary of the…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Portland politicians claim to be concerned about carbon…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield TriMet recently announced its first “zero-emission” bus is ready to…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Members of the subcommittee, my name is John…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The Portland regional government known as Metro recently…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. After teaching an evening class at Portland State University,…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield TriMet’s ridership has been steadily declining in recent years, to…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The TriMet board recently voted to replace the…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The TriMet Board recently approved a plan to…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson Decreasing ridership paired with increasing costs makes for a bad…
Read Blog DetailBy Scott Shepard and John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon legislature recently adjourned…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon legislature recently adjourned and once again…
Read Blog DetailBy Scott Shepard and John A. Charles, Jr. The Oregon Legislature is currently…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. TriMet has been recruiting a new General Manager…
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