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		<title>Opinion: TriMet needs ZERO new light rail vehicles for the I-5 Bridge replacement</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15107-trimet-max-spare-fleet-ntd-john-ley-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The column details TriMet’s large spare MAX fleet, revised ridership projections, and cost comparisons with C-TRAN buses in the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15107-trimet-max-spare-fleet-ntd-john-ley-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15107-trimet-max-spare-fleet-ntd-john-ley-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15107-trimet-max-spare-fleet-ntd-john-ley-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15107-trimet-max-spare-fleet-ntd-john-ley-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15107-trimet-max-spare-fleet-ntd-john-ley.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The column details TriMet’s large spare MAX fleet, revised ridership projections, and cost comparisons with C-TRAN buses in the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: TriMet’s ‘fiscal cliff’ a caution for Clark County taxpayers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-trimet-fiscal-cliff-warning-ibr-cost-concerns-john-ley-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Rep. John Ley warns that Portland’s financially troubled TriMet transit system could pose major risks to Clark County taxpayers as the I-5 Bridge replacement moves forward." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-trimet-fiscal-cliff-warning-ibr-cost-concerns-john-ley-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-trimet-fiscal-cliff-warning-ibr-cost-concerns-john-ley-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-trimet-fiscal-cliff-warning-ibr-cost-concerns-john-ley-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-trimet-fiscal-cliff-warning-ibr-cost-concerns-john-ley-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-trimet-fiscal-cliff-warning-ibr-cost-concerns-john-ley.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Rep. John Ley warns that Portland’s financially troubled TriMet transit system could pose major risks to Clark County taxpayers as the I-5 Bridge replacement moves forward.]]></description>
		
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