On June 2, OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon issued a press release charging that TriMet was violating a federal requirement that the agency increase transit ridership 1 percent a year on average over the previous five years.
"As of July 1, 2013, the Portland metro area has cut transit service so much that it is violating federal laws," reads the release from OPAL, an advocacy organization.
But three days later, TriMet and Metro issued a joint press release saying federal standards have not been violated. Metro, the regional government, is in charge of transportation planning in the Portland metropolitan area.
"The Portland region is fully in compliance with [federal] Clean Air Act requirements and has been since 1996. A recent news release from OPAL incorrectly claimed the region is currently out of compliance due to transit service cuts during the recession," the joint release said.
I believe OPAL who were also correct on calling the budget hearings last year a fraud, and it turned out they were indeed!
PORTLAND TRIBUNE HERE
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