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TriMet fare jumpers won’t be charged with Class A misdemeanors

Except for in extreme cases, tri-county prosecutors agree to stop using excessive 'interfering with public transit' charge All three district attorneys in Portland’s tri-county area signed an agreement Tuesday stating their offices will no longe ...

3 Jan 2017 - Emily Green
Director’s Desk: Housing is not the only social justice issue

We have work to do to tackle many community problems, especially in the context of poverty Homelessness. Housing. Crisis. Those three words have become commonplace in our city over the past three years. It’s for good reason too. The skyrocketing rents a ...

25 Aug 2016 - Israel Bayer
Bicycle Transportation Alliance: Car free, not carefree, in the suburbs

An achievable vision of livable, safe, affordable communities in Portland's suburbs is a necessity The school district reporting the most homeless students in Oregon isn’t Portland Public, Reynolds or Gresham-Barlow. It’s Beaverton. Washington Count ...

27 Aug 2015 - Lisa Frank
A fare for 'dishonored' citizens

The first step to holding TriMet accountable is halting its effort to raise fares for seniors and the disabled TriMet, yet again, is proposing a fare hike. This time, it is a “special” fare hike targeted toward a specific rider segment: seniors and disabl ...

25 May 2015 - Lew Church
Call to action: Tell TriMet to honor our citizens!

We have less than 24-hours! Let's make it count. TriMet is proposing raising the fares for Honored Citizen passes from $1 to $1.25. Honored Citizens are people who are 65 or older or on Medicaid, as well as those experiencing mental or physical disab ...

18 May 2015 - Israel Bayer
TriMet holds on to Class A offense for "interfering with public transit" charges

Transit police will continue to be allowed to issue harsh “interfering with public transit” charges Despite strong criticism from public defenders and a legislative push for greater leniency, transit police will continue to be allowed to issue harsh “inte ...

1 May 2015 - Emily Green
TriMet policies shifts burden to low income, nonprofits

Before I start this column, I would like to say that I’m a huge fan of public transit. I haven’t owned or driven a car since I was 21. Without public transportation, my experience in Portland and in many other cities would have been dull and bland. Saying ...

24 Apr 2015 - Israel Bayer
Fare is fair, but this level of penalty is foul

TriMet's IPTs are an example of regulations used to disproportionately target low-income people, immigrants and people of color TriMet – our region’s flagship public transportation system – provides an esssential service in our community. In addition ...

10 Mar 2015 - SR editorial board
TriMet Exclusions: One wrong step

Public defenders say petty criminal charges police issue to TriMet riders are wasting Portland-metro area court resources This past July, at the Tigard Transit Center, Chris Tejero was arrested and slapped with two misdemeanor charges after he boarded Tri ...

10 Mar 2015 - Emily Green
Heavy lifting still needed to solve City’s budget problems

Commissioner Steve Novick was elected to Portland City Council in 2012. He currently heads the city’s Transportation, Emergency Communications and Emergency Management Bureaus. On March 6, KATU conducted a poll of Portlanders, asking their views on variou ...

27 Jun 2013 - Steve Novick