Road crews again closed sections of SE Ash Street at 82nd Avenue this week as they service underground utilities and demolished a pedestrian refuge island. The round of work that started March 5th clears the way for substantial improvements to the protected pedestrian crossing at this intersection, replacing older infrastructure with a larger raised median that contains space for street trees or other plantings. The new mid-street structure will offer pedestrian cutouts for at-grade crossings from both corners of SE Ash Street, but it will now prevent drivers from turning left and prohibit cars from traveling through the intersection on SE Ash Street.
Contractors working for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) cut through the road surface at this intersection on Tuesday and removed the existing pedestrian refuge island. Soon, workers will install the currently staged sewer pipe underground, replacing the aging infrastructure in this area. In January, NW Natural Gas reworked pipes ahead of this median installation project. All utility companies must update their subsurface lines before the new above-ground concrete infrastructure potentially blocks access or causes interference.
PBOT provided design document
This project is part of the 82nd Avenue Critical Fixes collection of safety improvements underway across 82nd Avenue. PBOT recently released its 60% Draft Concept Design for the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project, which will add more raised medians, sidewalks, and street trees along 82nd Avenue. People interested in learning more or providing comments can attend a March 13th McDaniel High School hosted meeting at 2735 NE 82nd Avenue or complete an online survey. People traveling through SE Ash Street at 82nd Avenue should anticipate temporary lane closures and detours.
Disclosure: The author of this article serves on the Building a Better 82nd Community Advisory Group
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
On March 5th, road crews and officials from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) came to Montavilla to begin a concentrated pothole repair initiative, patching the many streets damaged during the winter storms. Media representatives joined PBOT’s Director at SE 84th Avenue between Clay and Hawthorne Streets to watch workers mill and repave a 600-by-14-foot-wide section of the street. Then, members of PBOT’s pothole repair team patched many large asphalt holes on SE Clay Street.
PBOT addresses minor road repairs throughout the year, attempting to fill potholes within 30 days of receiving reports. This roadwork increased momentum after the winter storm, with crews filling almost 3,000 potholes across the city between January 24th and February 26th. Over the next two weeks, PBOT will increase the number of people patching the street, with seven teams working full days filling potholes and repaving sections of the street where needed. PBOT will concentrate on roads east of 82nd Avenue during this repair initiative. “We focused there because we recognize that there are a number of locations where folks have seen problems but have not previously received services. We also recognize that many of the people who live in this part of town don’t report issues,” explained PBOT’s Director Millicent Williams.
PBOT Director Millicent Williams
Director Williams recognizes the urgent need for pothole maintenance but stresses the inefficiencies of this type of repair. Potholes cost around $300 per square foot to repair, while preventative pavement maintenance in the same area costs between $0.55 and 2.25. “We’ve under-invested in maintenance, in this case, for decades, and so we see a failure of the subsurface of the street that helps to create the environment for potholes to appear. Hopefully, we can address it through funding,” said Williams. PBOT faces a $4.5 Billion maintenance backlog and demising sources for funding. Director Williams is actively looking to secure new funding sources to support system repairs. “I think we’re at a moment, as we look to the future of the city, that creativity is going to rule the day,” explained Williams.
As Portlanders look around the city, they see PBOT crews building new roads and other safety improvements, often asking why Portland prioritizes those projects but not general maintenance. Many large infrastructure projects receive dedicated funds from Federal or State agencies. That money can only address specific project goals, with PBOT unable to redirect it toward general repair. Nearly 75% of PBOT’s funding comes from sources that prescribe its use, and only 2% comes from the city’s General Fund. Real estate developers contribute to PBOT’s funding through substantial System Development Charges (SDC) and Local Transportation Infrastructure Charges (LTIC). Director Williams noted that those funds are decreasing due to a slowing in construction. That shortfall, along with the lost gas tax revenue from electric vehicles and reduced parking fees from downtown, stresses the Bureau’s maintenance budget.
PBOT Director Millicent Williams pointing to pothole patch
For the short term, PBOT will work deliberately to address the dangerous potholes that make Portland roads challenging to use. However, Director Williams is determined to find solutions to road infrastructure maintenance that will reduce the need for frequent patchwork and bring the city’s network of streets back to good standing. Expect to see more crews working on the streets over the next few weeks and keep roads clear of items when PBOT posts signs about planned work in the area.
Article and photos by
Jacob Loeb
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
Update Feb 29th, 2024: PBOT scheduled two in-person events to present the project’s 60% design refinements and collect public comment. Details are provided below and available online for the March 4th and March 13th meetings.
Article originally published February 1st, 2024
In late January, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released its 60% Draft Concept Design for the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project, which includes $55 million in improvements to the former State Highway. This collection of road and sidewalk reconstruction work will deliver many safety upgrades to the high-crash corridor and provide approximately 250 new trees to an area that suffers from the heat island effect.
For PBOT staff, the 60% designed phase represents a significant milestone for a project. At this point, many of the streetscape attributes are outlined and placed on the map. The transportation bureau has hosted many public meetings with community members and organizations. Then, following the group and individual outreach, staff reworked proposals to adjust design concepts to accommodate access needs. However, this advancement in the planning process does still allow for changes. PBOT encourages people to participate in an informative survey or the two in-person meetings in February and March. City staff will schedule those meetings soon and ask people to visit the project website for updates.
SE 82nd Ave at SE Mill. Image courtesy PBOT
The 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project spans five miles, and the ten-page design document provides an annotated scrolling map view of the work area. It indicates the placement of raised median islands, separators, and signal equipment upgrades. The document marks spaces for tree planting or other foliage with green dots and lighter green lines. Later design work by PBOT will determine the final number of trees planted and the botanical space created. Crews working on this project will build or upgrade 15,000 feet of sidewalk on 82nd Avenue or adjacent side streets and update or replace 200 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps.
Drivers will benefit from the repaving of two segments totaling 2.5 miles of smoother asphalt. Crews will replace the street surface from NE Siskiyou to Schuyler streets and SE Mill Street to SE Foster Road. Crews will completely rebuild the outer two travel lanes in these segments. Most of 82nd Avenue has insufficient base layer support for heavy traffic on the curbside lanes. Historically, they supported street parking, and engineers did not anticipate the current four-travel-lane design.
SE 82nd Ave at SE Harrison. Image courtesy PBOT
Montavilla residents will see a small portion of the repaving planned in this work cycle. However, several in-street elements and sidewalk work will occur in the Neighborhood. Around 200 feet of SE Mill Street east of SE 82nd Avenue will receive new pavement and sidewalks with street trees. PBOT plans to rebuild the sidewalk across 82nd Avenue from the Portland Community College SE campus, connecting to a newly protected mid-block crossing. The enhanced raised center median will have space for street trees and other plantings, allowing roots to spread beyond the confines of typical tree wells. PBOT recently expanded unpaved sections of street median throughout the project in this recent design, making way for better planting zones and reducing the heat radiating from concrete.
SE 82nd Ave at PCC SE Campus. Image courtesy PBOT
PBOT’s designs for the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project provide better driving conditions for drivers, but the majority of work centers on improving conditions for those outside a car. In some places where travel lanes on 82nd Avenue are wider than needed, the transportation bureau intends to extend sidewalks in the roadway and plant street trees. Some design elements reduce opportunities for left-hand turns, aggregating them in safe, predictable locations. Crews will rebuild or replace traffic signals and paint high-visibility crosswalks at many intersections. Cyclists and pedestrians should benefit from more places to safely cross 82nd Avenue, while people traveling along the roadway will have more shade and space away from traffic.
SE 82nd Ave at SE Clinton. Image courtesy PBOT
Crews will complete this phase of work by the end of 2026, but it does not represent the entirety of upgrades planned for this area. The City is developing many more projects related to the jurisdictional transfer of 82nd Avenue from the Oregon Department of Transportation to PBOT. That process came with $185 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, PBOT, and State transportation budgets. City Council will vote on approval for the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project this spring, with construction starting after receiving that final endorsement. People can take the survey through March 31st and participate in the in-person events when PBOT staff schedule them.
Disclosure: The author of this article serves on the Building a Better 82nd Community Advisory Group
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
Construction crews will begin working on improvement projects along NE Halsey Street this summer. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will reshape the busy roadway from NE 69th to 92nd Avenues, reducing travel lanes to make room for bike infrastructure and creating nearly 1,500 feet of new sidewalk on the north side of the street between 85th and 92nd Avenues. Several enhanced pedestrian crossing points along the project path will increase safety, implementing a mini roundabout, flashing beacons, and high visibility crosswalk markings.
The summer 2024 work, currently in the planning phase, combines the efforts of the NE Halsey Street – Safety and Access to Transit Project with the 70s Neighborhood Greenway to improve conditions on the high-traffic street. Drivers will lose one travel lane in each direction between NE 68th and 81st Avenues but gain a center turn lane, aiding in safer left turns. Cyclists will receive bike lanes on both sides of NE Halsey Street from NE 68th 81st Avenues. Riders will transition onto two-way buffered bike lanes on the south side of NE Halsey Street between Jonesmore Street and 92nd Avenue.
Early PBOT lane reconfiguration cross section shows spacing. Note that the 5′ bike lanes are shown as 6′ wide in some more recent design documents
People trying to connect to NE Halsey Street from the NE 82nd Avenue MAX station will see improvements to the existing multiuse path between 81st and 82nd Avenues on the northern edge of Eastern Cathay‘s parking lot. Pedestrians crossing NE Halsey will gain new high-visibility crosswalks at NE 69th, 80th, and 84th Avenues. People crossing the faster-paced street at NE 88th Avenue can use the request button for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB), signaling drivers to yield. In addition to the new sidewalks, crews working for PBOT will reconstruct curb ramps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Many TriMet Line 77 bus stops along the project path will also see improvements.
2020 rendering of Intersection at 68th Ave. Image courtesy of PBOT
Funding for this project includes money for street lighting analysis with an option for additional lighting if needed. The Federal government provided $5,300,000 towards these enhancements. Developers paying Transportation System Development fees contributed $2,580,000 in funding. Because this project spans a Freeway overpass, the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Bridge Program supplied $412,120. Other Portland Bureau funding sources will provide the remaining project costs.
2020 rendering of mini roundabout at 80th Ave. Image courtesy of PBOT
Funds from the Greenway project will complete the construction of two pedestrian refuge islands and a small raised concrete median on NE Halsey Street. In September, cement masons finished reconstructing sidewalk corners and adding mid-block curb ramps for the 70s Greenway crossing at NE Halsey Street and 76th Avenue. PBOT paused that work last year until crews could remove the existing lane striping and repaint lines in a new configuration. Until that reconfiguration occurs, road crews cannot create the refuge island because it would block part of a travel lane.
Construction drawing of NE Halsey Street and 76th Ave, courtesy PBOT
Planning and funding for the NE Halsey Street improvements have taken years to come to fruition. Residents challenged by the current conditions on this dangerous roadway have advocated for this work for nearly a decade, and they should soon see the results of their work. Expect construction delays on NE Halsey Street this summer, but by the end of the year, people should begin to feel safer traveling through this section of Portland.
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
January’s winter storm delayed track and station work underway around the Gateway Transit Center, extending the TriMet MAX light rail disruption. The Gateway Transit Center will remain closed another week, reopening March 4th. When completed, riders will no longer have to use shuttle buses to detour around construction on the Red, Green, and Blue MAX Lines. However, on March 16th, Blue Line passengers in Hillsboro will need to use shuttle buses between Orenco Station and Hatfield Government Center. Regular Blue Line service resumes on March 25th, 2024.
Article originally published January 10th, 2024
Crews working for TriMet will close the Gateway Transit Center for MAX riders from January 14th through February 25th to complete line improvements and rail maintenance. Heavy civil infrastructure contractor Stacy Witbeck has already closed westbound car and bike lanes on E Burnside Street at NE 99th Avenue to stage repair work. Transit riders can use shuttle buses to navigate around the closures, and drivers can use NE Glisan Street when driving west.
The disruption allows for work on the airport leg of the A Better Red project and other track maintenance. For over a month, MAX Blue line trains will transition to shuttle bus service from NE 7th Avenue to the E 102nd Avenue stations. Green line riders will transition to shuttle buses between the Gateway Transit Center and the SE Main Street station. TriMet will suspend the MAX Red Line during this project phase, with the shuttle bus service replacing the Gateway Transit Center to the Portland International Airport leg of the route. TriMet will operate shuttle buses frequently, arriving at stops every 7 to 15 minutes during regular operating hours.
Graphics courtesy TriMet
On January 8th, crews working on a critical turn in the MAX Blue line closed westbound E Burnside Street from the Interstate 205 overpass to NE 99th Avenue. They have also blocked off a segment of NE 97th Avenue to stage rail and road crossing plates. Trades people are currently shaping the rail that will replace the east/west track turn to north/south travel. Workers will also remove and replace the plates in the street around the rails that allow automobiles to drive over them. Permits allow street blocking work to last until February 9th, but construction could conclude sooner or require a road closure extension.
As part of this work, construction barricades now block the NE 97th and E Burnside entrance to the I-205 Multi-use Path. However, further north along the path, riders and walkers have regained direct north/south access. During the previous A Better Red construction phases, Multi-use Path travelers needed to take an asphalt track around construction equipment. Recently, crews opened access to a newly paved concrete path with a gradual curve that reconnects the existing bike and pedestrian road. Cement masons added a west side open gutter to help channel water off the path, and electricians wired new overhead lighting into the underside of the overhead rail bridge. Both enhancements make this rebuilt segment safer for users. Construction equipment still borders the multimodel thoroughfare, but people no longer need to slow down and navigate complicated detours.
In addition to the rail and street work occurring over the next month, crews will continue construction on the new Gateway North MAX station platform. That station work will also enhance access to Portland’s Gateway Green Park via a freeway overpass bridge. All the repair and expansion work closures support faster, more efficient, MAX light-rail service. When completed, people will have a better transit system with fewer interruptions to service. During this transit system disruption, riders should anticipate some trips taking longer than usual. Trimet encourages people to consider using other forms of transportation during the January 14th through February 25th closure if shuttle buses do not meet their needs.
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will demolish a 1951-era single-family residence to build a new segment of NE Davis Street. The city purchased the 700-square-foot single-story home at 205 NE 100th Avenue and three other vacant lots to construct a two-block street between NE 97th and 100th Avenues. This work is part of a Local Improvement District (LID) set to rebuild roads and add sidewalks ahead of redevelopment in the Gateway District.
Portland Maps illustration showing street improvements and property boundaries
The LID work will take place in two phases beginning in Fall 2024. Most improvements will occur on NE 97th Avenue north of E Burnside Street. Crews will repave the street and add sidewalks to this currently curbless segment of roadway. Cement masons will install Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps at each new intersection, and lighting crews will install new street lights along the updated sections of NE 97th Avenue, NE Couch Street, and NE Davis Street. During the first construction phase, PBOT will build one block of NE Davis Street from NE 97th to 99th Avenue. In Spring 2025, crews will begin the second phase of construction, extending NE Davis Street from NE 99th to 100th Avenue and creating a new one-block segment of NE Couch Street from NE 97th to 99th Avenue.
Funding for the LID comes from adjacent property owners and other government sources. At formation, the total budget was $14,585,083. LID funding accounted for $9,770,408. PBOT provided $2 million from collected System Development Charges and $800,000 from other PBOT budgets. Prosper Portland contributed the remaining $2 million. PBOT paid $2,336,712 for the four lots that will become NE Davis Street. Land left over from those lots not used for road construction will revert to the adjacent property owners.
PBOT provided graphic
PBOT will construct these new streets to modern standards with roadways that are 36 feet wide and sidewalks on both sides of the street. The pedestrian area will offer a 6-foot wide through zone and a 4-foot planting strip between the sidewalk and curb. The LID will also create a new marked crosswalk on E Burnside Street across Interstate 205. This crossing will help pedestrians and cyclists travel across E Burnside Street to connect with the I-205 Multiuse Path. BPOT intends to reconstruct the traffic signal at NE 97th Avenue and E Burnside Street, including new crosswalks.
PBOT does not often create new streets in an established neighborhood. Housing developments like those planned for this area often use private driveways and parking lots to grant residents access. Private streetscapes are not always designed with adequate sidewalks and are not open for public use. This extension of these streets will repair the grid and offer Portlanders better east/west access by all modes of travel. The developments within these newly defined blocks will benefit from the new streets, as will everyone traveling through this area. Look for work to begin later this year.
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
Heavy civil infrastructure contractor Stacy Witbeck recently replaced MAX tracks and adjacent road crossing panels where trains turn north from E Burnside Street to travel along Interstate 205. For years, westbound bicycle riders and sidewalk users have navigated the uneven surface in the bike lane and the at-grade pedestrian path at this crossing. Asphalt around the panels buckled with constant light-rail traffic shifting the track. The project repaired the automotive and bike lane rail-crossings but severed the north sidewalk connection with barricades blocking access. Instead, pedestrians will eventually cross the tracks from the nearby Interstate 205 Multiuse Path. Until the new rail crossing opens, people can cross E Burnside at the newly reconstructed 97th Avenue crosswalk and use the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street.
Developers made this redesigned crossing alignment public in a 2019 Design Commission Hearing for the 97th and Couch Apartments. The illustration includes a parklet at the intersection’s northwest corner, replacing the current I-205 Multiuse Path and leading people to a perpendicular track crossing from the sidewalk. The multi-family housing plans may have changed in the five years since they were approved. However, the pedestrian crossing panels installed by TriMet this month are in roughly the same location as the 2019 documents indicated. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) needs to realign the sidewalk on both sides of the track to connect with the updated crossing location. Diagrams for a Local Improvement District (LID) project planned for later this year include this new crossing realignment.
Site plan as presented to the Design Commission for the 97th and Couch Apartments (North is to the right)
When westbound E Burnside Street reopens later this month, cyclists and drivers will have a smoother crossing over the MAX tracks. Pedestrians will need to wait for PBOT to complete sidewalk connections to use the new safer crossing that allows pedestrians to cross in a location with better visibility to approaching light-rail trains. That minor inconvenience should allow for improved pedestrian routes and help Multiuse Path users connect to the southern segment across the I-205 Freeway overpass.
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
In January, the Public Environment Management Office (PEMO) installed decorative lighting around the Montavilla Park and Community Center at 8219 NE Glisan Street. This work is an extension of the lighting project led by PEMO that illuminated trees on NE Glisan Street and the Jade District last year. The ongoing project intends to improve pedestrian lighting on sidewalks, storefronts, and other public spaces across the city.
Portland lacks sufficient pedestrian-scale lighting across the city, particularly east of the Central City. Most lights along streets focus illumination on the road surface, aiding drivers and leaving pedestrians in the shadows. Street trees that block the sun on summer days can also block city lights at night. The cost to install lamp posts designed for sidewalks everywhere they are needed would exceed the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s entire annual budget. Lights from local businesses help brighten the pedestrian realm, but stores tend to sit back from the street the further east one travels in the city.
Mayor Wheeler established PEMO through an emergency declaration in May 2022 to address cleaning needs and activating public spaces around Portland. Identifying the lack of light as an inhibitor to Portlanders’ willingness to walk the streets at night, the PEMO staff launched the decorative lighting effort ahead of the 2022 holiday season. “This lighting helps boost not only safety but also adds a welcomeness and artistic flair to the surrounding area,” explained John Roble with the Mayor’s Office. In 2023, the program gained a dedicated staff person and added tree lights to NE Glisan Street and the Jade District in Montavilla.
Recently, PEMO expanded its lighting initiatives to St. Johns and Gateway. Additionally, crews have illuminated pedestrian decorative lighting at Dawson Park, Holladay Park, Dishman Community Center, and now Montavilla Park & Community Center. PEMO selected sites through the Problem Solver Network, which works with local business districts, neighborhood associations, and other stakeholders. Montavilla Park is dark at night, and the lack of consistent lighting can make it uninviting. Working with Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) Urban Forestry, PEMO chose to install holiday-style lights around park trees and hang LED Fireworks lamps from the branches. Installers clustered the outdoor lights around the Community Center building and playground.
PEMO’s decorative lighting is an ongoing program that includes funds for installation and ongoing maintenance. Installing this type of lighting is less expensive than permeant lamp post construction and can occur quickly in response to a community’s needs. The lights are on now and visible to everyone passing NE 82nd Avenue and NE Glisan Street. The subtle flicker of the spherical Fireworks lights is best when experienced at night, but people can also appreciate the new decorations in the daytime.
This month, the Portland City Council approved an estimated $1,885,610 in repairs and upgrades to the Columbia South Shore Well Field. This emergency ordnance will pay Orr Inc. to service two wells in Portland’s critical secondary water source and remain on standby to repair one of two others. Although Bull Run watershed-sourced water serves Portland ratepayers most of the year, the below-ground supply has become increasingly crucial as dry summers and wildfires create a need for a backup water source.
In late August 2023, Production Well 6 failed during the beginning of summertime use, requiring the rehabilitation and replacement of its pump and motor. Similarly, Production Wells 13 and 19 recently suffered mechanical failures, and Portland Water Bureau wants to obtain a spare pump and motor to have ready if a complete pump system replacement is needed. These two wells are the City’s highest-producing groundwater source, representing approximately 22% of the Water Bureau’s well-based capacity. Over the last two years, operators have observed declining performance from Production Well 16’s submersible pump motor. That unit is likely to fail soon and needs servicing or replacement.
The Portland Water Bureau does not maintain a State of Oregon Well Constructor’s License nor possess the equipment to perform the work, requiring Orr’s expertise on this project. This work must occur before the summer water demand requires the activation of the groundwater supply as it has for the last several years. The Water Bureau will pay for this emergency work by replanning existing groundwater system improvement projects or by tapping into contingency funds. These repairs will ensure Portlanders have uninterrupted access to water, even in harsh seasonal conditions.
Promotion: Help keep independent news accessible to the community. Montavilla News has a Patreon account or you can pay for a full year directly online. We invite those who can contribute to this local news source to consider becoming paid subscriber or sponsor. We will always remain free to read regardless of subscription.
The Portland Metro area transit provider TriMet is continuing its implementation of the Forward Together Service Concept with several updated bus line proposals. On Thursday, January 25th, people can join a virtual Open House from 5 to 6 p.m. or attend in-person events the following week. These changes affect riders throughout the transportation system, and some updates could impact Montavilla residents.
Most bus line updates impact riders outside the neighborhood, but one change could impact area riders. In the proposal, bus line 25 would extend on Glisan Street to Reynolds High School and Mt. Hood Community College. TriMet will also increase the frequency of trips and hours of operation.
The Forward Together Service Concept is focused on growing ridership and improving connections for people with low and limited incomes. The full implementation of this plan will take 3 to 6 years to reach its goals. However, the transit operator intends to make meaningful changes regularly to move the system towards those goals. Riders will see some of those newly proposed bus service changes as early as August 2024. For those who can not attend the online Open House presentation, TriMet has three in-person events listed below.
