PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland metro area’s primary public transportation agency is navigating “uncharted water,” according to its general manager.
TriMet’s Board of Directors is planning service reductions, bus line eliminations, and more to close a structural funding deficit.
“I’ve been in the industry for 35 years, and I don’t think I’ve been at this pivotal moment, that I’ve ever seen,” said Sam Desue Jr., General Manager of TriMet at a May 13 board meeting. “I’ve not seen a moment in public transit that we are dealing with today. So we are in this uncharted water.”…