Ride Connection

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Ride Connection
Portland metropolitan area, Oregon, U.S.
Transit typePublic transport bus service, paratransit
Websiterideconnection.org
Operation
Began operationMay 26, 1988 (1988-05-26)

Ride Connection is a private,

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.[1][2]

Paratransit services

Ride Connection provides

low income.[3] It complements TriMet's LIFT.[4]

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. Riders may schedule an off-route pick up (within 1⁄2 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, North Plains, and Portland. All services are free to use. In May 2021, Ride Connection expanded its services in Washington County.[5][6]

GroveLink

GroveLink serves Forest Grove with two routes: West Loop and East Loop. A third, less-frequent route called the Employment Loop operates in the early mornings and early afternoons. GroveLink originated from a study that discovered a need for a more local service than TriMet bus route 57–TV Highway/Forest Grove, which had operated as the only public transit service within Forest Grove with a single route along Pacific Avenue (Oregon Route 8) eastward to Hillsboro and Beaverton.[7] It began operating on August 19, 2013.[8][9]

North Hillsboro Link

The North Hillsboro Link began operating on November 16, 2015.[10]

Tualatin Shuttle

Tualatin Shuttle buses waiting at the Tualatin WES station

The Tualatin Shuttle serves

Bridgeport Village, the WES station, Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, and Borland Free Clinic.[16][17] Service operates from Monday to Friday in coordination with WES train arrivals.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Ride Connection: The Early Years". Ride Connection. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ISBN 0309087651
    . Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Doubleday, Russ (November 16, 2017). "Smaller transit agencies are a lifeline for many older adults and people with disabilities". Metro. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Selinger, Philip (October 2019). "Making History: 50 Years of Transit in the Portland Region" (PDF). TriMet. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Evanson, Wade (September 30, 2020). "Ride Connection plans expansion in Washington County". Hillsboro News-Times. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. Forest Grove News-Times
    . Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Miller, Mark; Singer, Olivia (August 21, 2018). "'A success story all around' celebrates five years". Forest Grove News-Times. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Smith, Jill Rehkopf (July 31, 2013). "GroveLink starts Aug. 19 in Forest Grove". Forest Grove News-Times. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "2013: Forest Grove linked by GroveLink shuttle service". Forest Grove News-Times. December 26, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Ryan, Jim (November 16, 2015). "No fare necessary: New bus service connects Orenco Station and North Hillsboro". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  11. ^ Miller, Mark (July 18, 2016). "Tualatin Shuttle modifies route to align with new bus line". The Times (Tualatin). Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Transportation". Tualatin Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Feldman, Caitlin (November 13, 2014). "Ride Connection assesses Tualatin Shuttle". The Times (Tualatin). Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Pursinger, Geoff (June 24, 2015). "First-ever TriMet bus line planned between Sherwood and Tualatin". Sherwood Gazette. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Connect with Tualatin Shuttle" (PDF). Ride Connection. May 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Ride Connection is expanding its Tualatin free shuttle service!" (PDF). Ride Connection. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  17. ^ Kulla, Josh (October 6, 2021). "Ride Connection expands Tualatin free shuttle service". Tualatin Life. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

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