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Ride Connection
Ride Connection is a private, nonprofit organization that provides Public transport bus service, fixed bus route and paratransit services in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was founded as Volunteer Transport, Inc. on May 26, 1988. History Volunteer Transport, Inc. (VTI) was founded on May 26, 1988. Paratransit services Ride Connection provides paratransit services to anyone over the age of 60 or with a disability, and people with low income. It complements TriMet's LIFT. Fixed-route networks Ride Connection refers to its fixed bus route services as "Community Connectors". As of 2021, it operates five separate Community Connectors in communities mostly within Washington County, Oregon, Washington County. Riders may schedule an off-route pick up (within mile of the route) by calling in. Ride Connection also partners with the Tillamook County Transportation District by subsidizing a Wave bus route between Banks, Oregon, Banks, North Plains, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsboro Central Transit Center
Hillsboro Central/Southeast 3rd Avenue Transit Center, also known as Hillsboro Transit Center, is a light rail station and transit center on the MAX Blue Line in Hillsboro, Oregon. Opened in 1998, the red-brick station is the 19th stop westbound on the Westside MAX, one stop from the western terminus of the line. Physically the largest station on the line, it is located at a former stop of the Oregon Electric Railway and includes artwork honoring the history of the community. History Construction of the MAX Blue Line#Westside MAX, Westside MAX project began in 1994, while construction on the Hillsboro Central station was completed in August 1998, with a ceremony held on August 13. On September 12, 1998, Hillsboro Central opened along with the Westside MAX line. By 1999, the station was the third busiest on the westside line. In 2000, a plaque honoring former Hillsboro mayor Shirley Huffman's work getting the westside MAX extended from 185th Avenue to downtown Hillsboro was added t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |