May 30 2008

Ride TriMet to the Starlight Parade

4th Avenue buses detoured for event

More service added; discounted day tickets available in advance, easing travel on parade day

The Starlight Parade day is one of TriMet's busiest Saturdays of the year. Overall TriMet ridership on both Rose Festival parade days increases about 40 percent with MAX ridership up 80 percent over typical Saturdays. Extra MAX and shuttle bus service will be added before and after the Starlight Parade on Saturday, May 31.

Starlight Parade highlights

During the Starlight Parade on Saturday, May 31, Blue, Red and Yellow Line MAX trains will continue to run through downtown on regular Saturday schedules.

• Before the parade, shuttle buses will augment MAX service and pick up riders at NE 11th Ave and Holladay St, next to the Lloyd Center MAX Station and drop off riders at SW 3rd Ave and Oak St.
• After the parade, trains will run with increased frequency between Gateway/NE 99th Ave and Beaverton transit centers until midnight.

Buses will run on regular Saturday schedules throughout the day.

Buses on 4th Ave detoured to 2nd Ave

Due to the parade route, buses normally running on 4th Ave will move to 2nd Ave from about 4 p.m. to midnight. Lines 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 19, 33, 35, 44 and 54/56 will travel north on 2nd Ave between SW Columbia and NW Everett streets. Buses on 3rd Ave will run on their regular routes.