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Transit Planner Speaks Out Against Slashing Bus Service

Posted by: Tim Halbur
Thanks to: Ben Serviss
23 August 2010 - 8:00am

A Portland transit planner from the days when buses were the primary means of getting around says the system is headed in the wrong direction and service is declining.

Jim Howell worked for TriMet in the 1970s, and ran a private bus company in the 1980s. He believes that Portland's significant investment in light rail may have sapped money away from the convenience of bus transit.

"...for the bus rider seeking a quick and convenient ride, this rosy picture is not all it seems. 'The problem is Portland never added to the grid,' said Howell, adding that large swaths of the city are bereft of cross-town service. He cites two places in 'dire need': the stretch between Clackamas Town Center and Washington Square and along Columbia Boulevard, 'where the jobs are.'

Full Story: An Activist Pokes Holes in Transit Policy
Source: EnzymePDX.com, August 19, 2010
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If hundreds of people in your community raised reasonable concerns about a planning program you developed, how would you respond? Perhaps you might call a community meeting, or ask community elected officials to reach out to community leaders.
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