Transit

A proposal to fund light rail over the I-5 bridge proves divisive in Clark County as smaller cities balk at helping pay for it.

This ends bus service between Baker City, Ontario, La Grande and Pendleton on Jan. 16.

Summer is prime time for motorcyclists in the Pacific Northwest. Oregonians looking to hop on a hog for the first time must pass a safety course from Team Oregon, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

With more jobs and people than anywhere in Oregon, central city Portland drives the state’s economy. As construction costs surge, about $62 million of the area's transportation project remains unfunded.

The missed high-speed rail grant from the federal government would have paid for conceptual engineering, environmental analysis and business case development to pin down important, unresolved details for a Cascadia bullet train such as the best routes, timeline, financing and number of stops.

A crash between a TriMet MAX train and street car closed an intersection and pinned a driver, who had to be extricated by emergency crews.

The Portland-area transit agency has not raised fares in more than 10 years.

TriMet is considering raising its fares for the first time in more than a decade.

Public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting a $3.7 billion boost to help stay afloat and invest in electric buses.

Clark County has signaled its support of a project to build a new Interstate 5 bridge crossing the Columbia River but its council added some conditions, asking for no tolls to be placed on the bridge or options for mass transit. The county has little jurisdiction but the move could be a sign of tensions that may lie ahead.