Fighting for the #33 bus line
We've heard concerns from several of our neighbors about the termination of the #33 bus line and I've sent a letter to Fred Hansen and the TriMet Board of Directors urging them to reexamine the proposed closure of the line. We disagree with the notion that other Northeast Portland TriMet routes adequately serve public needs in these neighborhoods.
Thousands of riders use the #33 bus line for trips that don’t begin, end or pass through downtown Portland. Many of these trips are on the east-west portion of the route on NE Freemont St. NE Broadway and NE Killingsworth are the next nearest east-west routes, both of which are about a one mile walk from NE Freemont. Of further concern to me are the hundreds of students attending one of the eight schools on or near the #33 route.
Contact Trimet
It is never easy cutting budgets. In our eighth straight (and worst ever) year of cutting budgets at Multnomah County, I know all too well how hard these decisions are. I accept that a service hour reduction on the #33 bus line may unfortunately be in our future, but this bus route is vital to many Portlanders to eliminate completely.
Contact Trimet here and let them know what you think.
Posted on March 6, 2009
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