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Changes to Bus Service this Fall

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6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Line 6 would run from North Portland to Jantzen Beach via Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Vancouver Way instead of via N Lombard Street and Denver Avenue in Kenton, serving current Line 8 stops north of Dekum Street.
See map of proposed route changes
Learn more about proposed bus route reconfigurations

8-Jackson Park/NE 15th

Line 8 would end around NE Dekum & Durham. Present Line 8 stops north of Dekum Street would be served by Line 6.
See map of proposed route changes
Learn more about proposed bus route reconfigurations

March KNA Draft Agenda

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March 9, 2011 – 6:30 to 8:30 pm
4815 NE 7th

Draft Agenda

6:30 Introductions and approval of agenda and minutes; additions to the agenda; announcements (King NA calendar of events; King’s facebook page; VisionZero transportation project)

6:50 KNA Board vacancy.

6:55 Officer Ryan Bren, Portland Police Bureau update.

7:05 Shoshana Cohen, NECN announcements, including King Action Planning meeting.

7:10 Rick Sills update on NECN’s SALT committee, & KNA’s Last Thursday letter.

7:15 Irek Wielgosz & Lyndsey Dieter-Vaughn: King Spring Clean-up.

7:20 King graffiti clean-up.

7:30 Ariana Scipioni, Audubon Society: Backyard Habitat Certification Program.

7:40 Van Bogner, landscaping improvement project at King School Park.

7:50 Blue Door Project.

8:05 Discussion on service on the 6 bus line on MLK Boulevard.

8:15 Time for further discussion on any topic.

8:30 Adjourn

OPAL Seeks Rights for Transit Riders

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From OPAL:
TriMet riders who depend on the bus and MAX are facing greater hardships. Many transit riders, especially working-class families and people of color, rely on single-trip fares to meet basic needs and can’t afford to invest in transit passes. TriMet has cut bus service by over 170,000 hours leading to longer wait times between buses, overcrowded buses that pass us by, and missed transfers. Service cuts have decimated evening and weekend service. TriMet’s transfer policy is unequal and insufficient to give bus riders the time required to take care of our daily needs.

OPAL Bus Riders Unite! has a Solution:

1. EXTEND ALL TRIMET TRANSFERS TO 3 HOURS FOR BUS AND MAX
2. SUPPORT EVENING RIDERS WITH UNLIMITED TRANSFER TIME AFTER 7PM

Sign our Petition here
Sign-on Coalition Endorsement

Tri-Met Rider Advocates to be Cut

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TriMet LogoThe TriMet-sponsored and NECN-operated Rider Advocates Program is unfortunately slated to end on September 30, 2009 due to the bad economy and TriMet’s financial situation.

Since finding out this information earlier this month, NECN has been continuing talks with TriMet to see what may be possible.

In the meantime, NECN and our Rider Advocates are collecting signatures on a “Public Statement of Support for the NECN Rider Advocates”. We have over 125 signatures at the moment with the goal of 1,000 in a short period of time.

The Statement and associated signatures will be presented to TriMet as they continue to consider when and how to reinstate this program that is so valuable to our community.

The support statement is at: http://kingneighborhood.org/Reference_Files/Public Support Statement August 2009.doc that you may be able to have it at your front desk or to reference it. We would like to receive signed statements by September 4th.

Also, community members are encouraged to email statements of support to NECN at info@necoalition.org as well as TriMet directly at customerservice@trimet.org. All emails to NECN will be presented to TriMet along with the full Public Statement of Support. Our goal is to show significant support by September 4th.