TRIMET BUS SERVICE BEING HACKED TO PIECES

TriMet bus service hours rose rapidly in the 1990s, held steady for the early 2000 and began dropping sharply in 2009. The agency cut total bus service hours 13.3 percent from October 2008 to October 2010, and has threatened further cuts in late 2011 if it fails to negotiate cheaper benefits for TriMet employees and retired members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757.
According to OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon, TriMet's service hours per capita in mid-2011 were the lowest since 1975.

Source:http://portlandafoot.org/2011/08/trimet-fares-on-the-decline/