Page 24 - Wash Co First and Last Mile Background Report

TECHNICAL MEMO #1

Fixed-Route Bus Service

Thirty-one local and regional bus routes serve Washington County. Two of these routes—Lines 12 and
57—provide frequent service, which is identified by TriMet as service every 15 minutes or better most
of the day, every day. Line 12 connects Tigard with Downtown and Northeast Portland, and Line 57
provides service between Forest Grove and Beaverton. Frequent service is also available between
Raleigh Hills, Hillsdale, and Portland where Lines 54 and 56 combined provide frequent service. As
noted below under section 2.3.4 TriMet has committed to improving fixed-route bus service over the
next five years funded in part by a new statewide employee payroll tax passed as part of House Bill
2017 (HB2017). Notable service enhancements include upgrades to Lines 20, 54 and 76 to frequent
service, extending Line 56 to Progress Ridge and South Cooper Mountain, reroute of Line 47 to South
Hillsboro, new line on Main St/Baseline between Hillsboro and Willow Creek TC, and frequency
upgrades to Line 48.
The bus networks provide important connections for people who do not live or work in close
proximity to a MAX or WES station and provide access to key destinations.

Bus passengers can make connections between various fixed route bus lines at the Tigard Transit Center.
Source: Steve Morgan, Wikimedia Common

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