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Old Posted Feb 1, 2014, 1:38 AM
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Originally Posted by davehogan View Post
On the heels of the recent reports about TriMet, I'd think it would be smarter to start fixing problems than worry about adding another new MAX line just yet. Adding some buses to the 9, the 6, the 12, etc seems like it would increase ridership without the divisive commentary and whining from the suburbs.
I don't know, light rail has lower per-rider costs compared to even frequent bus service, and attracts more riders in general (rail bias). If we need to stretch our dollars and don't need to pay the full costs of capital construction, then light rail is *still* the way to go - in major corridors.

But yeah, we really do need to bring our bus service back up to snuff. HOWEVER, at least we have real-time transit arrival times, unlike Seattle.
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