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Opinion: Transit ridership trends are dismal but regional plans are oblivious

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|Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Opinion: Transit ridership trends are dismal but regional plans are oblivious

Puget Sound transit passenger-miles fell 31% from 2015 to 2024 despite a half-million-resident population ...

Puget Sound transit passenger-miles fell 31% from 2015 to 2024 despite a half-million-resident population increase. ...

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Opinion: C-TRAN outpaces TriMet – Strong finances and growing ridership, but a cautionary note on costs and efficiency

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|Date: Monday, July 13, 2026

Opinion: C-TRAN outpaces TriMet – Strong finances and growing ridership, but a cautionary note on costs and efficiency

C-TRAN's farebox recovery has dropped from 17% in 2017 to just 4.2% in 2025, even as reserves top $201 mi ...

C-TRAN's farebox recovery has dropped from 17% in 2017 to just 4.2% in 2025, even as reserves top $201 million. ...

Monday, July 13, 2026
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Opinion: Will TriMet be around to operate the IBR’s light rail?

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|Date: Sunday, July 5, 2026

Opinion: Will TriMet be around to operate the IBR’s light rail?

TriMet faces $6.4 billion in decade-long operating losses as the IBR's light rail future grows uncertain. ...

TriMet faces $6.4 billion in decade-long operating losses as the IBR's light rail future grows uncertain. ...

Sunday, July 5, 2026
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Letter: Fact-checking the C-TRAN fixed rail discussion

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Letter: Fact-checking the C-TRAN fixed rail discussion

Vancouver resident Michael Backman calls Councilor Erik Paulsen's 300,000-population transit claim mislea ...

Vancouver resident Michael Backman calls Councilor Erik Paulsen's 300,000-population transit claim misleading. ...

Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Leaders react to Erik Paulsen’s proposal to bring rail infrastructure to streets of Vancouver

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|Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Leaders react to Erik Paulsen’s proposal to bring rail infrastructure to streets of Vancouver

C-TRAN's Tim Hein warns Vancouver and Clark County must sell fixed rail costs to their own constituents. ...

C-TRAN's Tim Hein warns Vancouver and Clark County must sell fixed rail costs to their own constituents. ...

Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Opinion: Clark County does not have a need for light rail

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|Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Opinion: Clark County does not have a need for light rail

Clark County voters have rejected light rail three times while C-TRAN runs a reserve fund surplus and Tri ...

Clark County voters have rejected light rail three times while C-TRAN runs a reserve fund surplus and TriMet faces bankruptcy by 2029. ...

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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Letter: The IBR’s concrete obscenity

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Letter: The IBR’s concrete obscenity

Bob Ortblad argues $17.7 billion buys one extra lane for five miles — and 30 years of debt for future gen ...

Bob Ortblad argues $17.7 billion buys one extra lane for five miles — and 30 years of debt for future generations. ...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Opinion: The IBR shell game for TriMet at Ruby Junction

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|Date: Monday, June 8, 2026

Opinion: The IBR shell game for TriMet at Ruby Junction

IBR allocates $320M for a TriMet maintenance facility 20 miles from the actual bridge project. ...

IBR allocates $320M for a TriMet maintenance facility 20 miles from the actual bridge project. ...

Monday, June 8, 2026
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Letter: TriMet’s history of over-predicting light rail ridership

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026

Letter: TriMet’s history of over-predicting light rail ridership

TriMet's MAX Green Line carried ~10,000–11,000 weekday riders in 2024–2026, less than a third of its 2020 ...

TriMet's MAX Green Line carried ~10,000–11,000 weekday riders in 2024–2026, less than a third of its 2020 forecast. ...

Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and fa ...

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and failing to address congestion, cost transparency, and community concerns. ...

Friday, December 19, 2025
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