Transit fare hikes are a dead-end

 

We are in the midst of multiple economic crises and many working people struggle to recover in an economy ravaged by a global pandemic.

 Rent hikes and price gouging by greedy landlords and corporations are driving thousands into poverty, debt and homelessness. 

You could scarcely pick a worse time to raise prices on an essential service like public transportation. 

Yet that is exactly what TriMet aims to do, all while doing everything they can to avoid public scrutiny and accelerate the process with minimal outreach. 

“The issues at TriMet stem largely from a lack of visionary leadership rather than a lack of resources. With a few exceptions, the Board of Directors is assembled of retirees, paper pushers and functionaries with dubious qualifications and problematic opinions.”

THE FULL ESSAY IS AT BIKE PORTLAND