Decent article on the Trimet drop in ridership

TriMet ridership declined 5 percent over summer, even as more workers took WES | OregonLive.com



Still, she said, total recorded bus rides of just under 60 million during fiscal year 2013, which ended June 30, was almost exactly the same as the year before.

As for the increase in WES ridership, TriMet said the relocation of the Stream Global Services call center to Wilsonville played a major role.

Stream offered a 100 percent commuter benefit subsidy for the first 6 months of the relocation from Beaverton, TriMet said.