Why TriMet Says Its Ridership Dropped Last Month

By Allison Ferre
Empty TriMet stop
show 8.5 million trips last month on buses, MAX and WES —
double-digit unemployment
cheaper gas
$4 plus per gallon
Eight and half million is still a solid number."

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