Comments on: Share your thoughts on future of TriMet

By: EM

EM — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:24:47 +0000

We BADLY need crosswalks near the SE PCC campus, both on Division Street and on 82nd Avenue. It’s like playing frogger trying to get to school. Someone is going to get hurt or killed.

By: Andrea Rubio

Andrea Rubio — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:12:15 +0000

I think the prices for tickets have gone ridiculously high.
And its a shame that tickets don’t last four hours anymore.
I don’t like that they expire so quick because for just 4 hours I used to pay one ticket and today its either 2 hours or just full day. What happened to buying bulk tickets and getting a better price for those guys as well?
Why do students not get a cheaper price?
I think it would be nice to be able to pay a monthly pass at a student rate.
I don’t think its fair how much timer has changed.

By: David Weathers

David Weathers — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:38:16 +0000

Please explore the option of considering lowering the rates for students. Every bit helps.

By: Red Hamilton

Red Hamilton — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:53:53 +0000

I believe public transportation is o.k. as it stands now. I believe the rule about “service dogs” needs to be addressed. I was on the bus last week and a woman got on the bus with 2 dogs that were clearly not “service animals” Well needless to say one pooped on the bus. It was disgusting. Also I believe that the fair should be a lot cheaper since the majority of rides are low-income.

By: David Betts

David Betts — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:01:44 +0000

Would anyone be interested in joining with the other Higher Educational Institutions within the TriMet service area to unify as one student ridership to petition for student fares?
I think there is a potential if we come together, all the students voices that use TriMet would make a lot of noise.

By: dena switzer

dena switzer — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:43:45 +0000

I have been a trimet bus rider for many years. With the development of the light rail i have seen a great decrease in the number of buses that service portland and other areas. With this decrease it has caused hardship on those of us how do not drive to get to a max line. You would probably see more ridership on your maxes and buses if the service was better. The increase in the amount of money spent for a ticket vs how long that ticket is good for is out of balance. As a college student this form of transportation has become more expansive than driving my car. It would be nice to see the cost and increased bus service come into balance. Light rail is great but if there is no bus service to accommodate ridership to the max stations, then public transportation has became more of a sham than a service.

By: Parker

Parker — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:46:21 +0000

This is all valuable input. Make sure your input actually goes to TRIMET.

CLICK ON THE LINK “The Future of Transit” in the story above to get to the future.trimet.org website.

You can simply copy-n-paste any thoughts you post here. :^)

By: Lidia

Lidia — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:18:37 +0000

I would like to see the price decrease or be available for more time. Also the Trimet pass for PSU students is not helping. It is making it hard to use public transportation

By: Lidia

Lidia — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:17:32 +0000

I would like to see a more cheaper Trimet pass for PSU students. It seems that taking public transportation is getting more expensive than not using public transportation.

By: jon moore

jon moore — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:59:58 +0000

swan island trade center needs better coverage I can get to class either an hour early or 15 minutes late and the evening shuttle is terribly unreliable… I know this isn’t trimets issue but there are no crosswalks or anykind of pedestrian safety down there and many students crossing the street almost get run over