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Portlnd Gateway Transit Center “The proposals focus on efficiency and cost savings, while continuing to provide the most service possible for the people who rely on us every day,” TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr. said in a statement.Mark Graves/The OregonianBy Shane Dixon Kavanaugh | The Oregonian/OregonLive TriMet officials say they must shorten a MAX train line and eliminate or alter nearly three dozen bus routes as the beleaguered mass transit agency attempts to close a punishing budget gap. The proposed service cuts announced Monday follow a series of smaller reductions made by the agency last fall. And they come six months after TriMet first disclosed a $300 million shortfall amid rising costs, declining ridership and a pause on an anticipated increase in state transportation funding. “The proposals focus on efficiency and cost savings, while continuing to provide the most service possible for the people who rely on us every day,” TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr. said in a statement. Beginning in August, MAX Green Line trains would run only between Clackamas Town Center and Gateway Transit Center and no longer travel to downtown Portland, according to the agency’s current proposal. Additionally, TriMet would eliminate 11 bus routes entirely and modify another 24, with many seeing shorter routes or reduced operating hours. Among those on the chopping block are the No. 19 in Southeast Portland; No. 39 in Southwest Portland; Nos. 132, 152 and 156 in Milwaukie; No. 153 in West Linn; and No. 82 in South Gresham. Agency officials said the proposed cuts primarily target routes with either low ridership or areas served by multiple bus lines and light rail trains. Rising costs and inflation have driven the need for service reductions, according to TriMet, as have the lingering effects of the pandemic. Ridership plunged at the height of COVID-19, dropping from about 97 million rides in fiscal year 2019 to 40 million in 2021. The agency saw considerable increases in the next three years. But projected 2025 ridership of 66 million remains about a third below the total for 2019. Rider safety has also been a concern, and TriMet has more than doubled its budget for security, from about $32 million in fiscal year 2022 to $83 million in the current fiscal year. Some of those changes include adding more unarmed safety personnel, improving infrastructure and expanding camera coverage. Meanwhile, a scheduled increase to Oregon’s transportation taxes, including those that help fund TriMet and other mass transit agencies, is on hold after an effort to repeal the hike secured enough signatures to send the issue to November’s ballot. Transit riders and members of the public can weigh in on TriMet’s plan to cut services by taking an online survey through Jan. 31. The agency has also scheduled nearly a dozen in-person and online open houses through the end of the month. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh headshot Shane Dixon Kavanaugh Shane Dixon Kavanaugh covers Portland City Hall for The Oregonian/OregonLive and previously wrote about crime and criminal justice issues for the paper. His political and investigative reporting has won... more [email protected]

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