November 10, 2009

Bus service changes effective November 29

To close budget gap, 18 lines have minor adjustments to service frequency

To help offset a budget shortfall, service on 18 bus lines will have two-to-four-minute reductions in frequency during off-peak hours. These changes take effect Sunday, November 29. The service cuts close a $3.5 million gap of $31 million in cuts in the current FY10 budget caused by the ongoing recession. The agency already has implemented hiring and salary freezes and executive furloughs, cut 9 percent across the board and implemented service cuts to offset the gap.

To close the shortfall with the least impact to riders, small reductions in service frequency will be made on the following lines:

• 4-Division/Fessenden
• 6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
• 8-Jackson Park/NE 15th
• 9-Powell/Broadway
• 12-Barbur/Sandy Blvd
• 14-Hawthorne
• 15-Belmont/NW 23rd
• 17-Holgate/NW 21st
• 19-Woodstock/Glisan
• 20-Burnside/Stark
• 33-McLoughlin
• 44-Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest
• 54-Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy/56-Scholls Ferry Rd
• 57-TV Hwy/Forest Grove
• 70-12th Ave
• 71-60th/122nd Ave
• 75-Lombard/39th
• 77-Broadway/Halsey

To improve on-time performance, the Line 35-Macadam/Greeley schedule will be adjusted by up to five minutes. Weekday and Saturday buses will leave Oregon City Transit Center up to five minutes earlier. Schedules for buses traveling to Oregon City will be adjusted up to five minutes earlier in the South Waterfront area. Sunday service will not change.

For complete TriMet schedules and trip planning, or to receive service updates by email, visit trimet.org or call 503-238-RIDE (7433) weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.