The public transit provider announced 18 bus lines will be adjusted in hopes of decreasing crowding and delays.
BY JACOB PALMER | OB DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
It will be a lot easier to use the buses in Portland on Saturdays.
In a news release, TriMet announced Thursday that 18 bus lines will be adjusted in hopes of decreasing crowding and delays.
From that release:
Starting Sunday, March 1, 2015, bus lines 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 20, 33, 47, 52, 54, 56, 57, 71, 75, 88 and 93 will have updated schedules. Additionally, other bus lines may have minor schedule adjustments of one to two minutes. Bus stop locations at the Tigard Transit Center for lines 12, 45, 64 and 76/78 will be relocated within the transit center to improve operational efficiency. .
The spring 2015 service change follows $5.5 million in service investments added this past fall. With those improvements in September, as well as additional adjustments last March, TriMet expanded service on the Frequent Service bus network, which carries roughly 58 percent of our ridership. Since then, ridership on the Frequent Service lines has consistently risen from month to month.
In addition to these service improvements, transfer times will be extended from the current two hours to 2.5 hours for all bus and train trips beginning March 1.
Click here to read how each bus line will be affected.
