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Dogs and parks
Portland Parks & Recreation recognizes that many dog owners enjoy visiting public parks with their dogs. A pilot project has been underway to evaluate levels of need and neighborhood satisfaction for off-leash sites at several parks including Argay, at Northeast 141st Avenue and Failing Street, and East Holladay, at Northeast 128th Avenue and Holladay Street. The law requires all owners to leash their dogs, except in designated areas, and to remove all dog waste from park property.
As part of the Dog Off-Leash Trial Program, Portland Parks and Recreation is conducting a web survey. Let those in charge know how it is going and share your suggestions at www.portlandparks.org
A new project mail list has been established for the Off-Leash Pilot Program with Portland Parks and Recreation. If you are interested in receiving updates on the Off-Leash Program, please sign up to be on the project list-serve at http://www.portlandparks.org/DogsinParks/doghome.htm.
TriMet fares simplified to address riders’ concerns
Beginning this month TriMet riders will see Ticket Vending Machine options simplified, along with changes to tickets that make the system easier to ride, coupled with nickel increases to cash fares and $2 increases in most monthly passes.
“We are simplifying our fare structure and Ticket Vending Machines in response to complaints and our customer research, which told us we needed to make our system easier to use,” said Fred Hansen, TriMet general manager.
Fare consolidations/reductions
• The 6-hour Quik Tik, which used to cost $3, will be dropped and the All-Day Ticket will be reduced from $4 to $3.50. The All-Day Ticket provides excellent value to event goers or anyone who wants to ride the system as often as they like in the course of a day.
• Youth and Student fares will be combined into one, which can be used by anyone under 18 or through high school. The combined fare cuts the cost of the old youth fare in half. A Youth/Student Monthly Pass will cost $17, with a single fare costing $1.05.
• TriMet dropped restrictions on how many children age 6 and under can ride with a fare-paying passenger.
Ticket Vending Machine simplification
TriMet’s Ticket Vending Machines will be easier to use, with a simpler, 3-step design for ticket purchases. Some lesser-used tickets will no longer be options at the machines. Additional Ticket Vending Machine improvements:
• Single-ride tickets will be larger and easier to read. These pre-validated tickets with the expiration time clearly stamped on them will no longer need trading for transfer tickets when you board a bus, making transfers easier than ever.
• Smaller book tickets still need validating at MAX stations and need to be traded for a transfer when boarding a bus.
• Ticket Vending Machines will no longer sell upgrade tickets, books of one-zone tickets, or the “two-tickets” option.
• The minimum purchase requirement for credit/debit card users will be dropped.
New fares:
A new Half Month pass can be bought for half the price of the monthly pass, starting on the 15th of the month at the TriMet Office at Pioneer Courthouse Square, providing a greater convenience to riders. New fare prices:
Monthly Passes:
• $60 All Zone
• $49 1-2 Zone
• $17 Honored Citizens
Single fares:
• $1.65 All-Zone ticket
• $1.35 2-Zone ticket
• 65 cents Honored Citizens
Where to buy:
Tickets and passes are available online at trimet.org, by calling 503-238-RIDE weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., in the Ticket Office at Pioneer Courthouse Square or at TriMet outlets, including Fred Meyer, Safeway and most Albertson Stores.
Walk + Bike School Day
United States Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona recently joined the Bicycle Transportation Alliance and the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition in announcing that Oct. 6 is Oregon Walk + Bike to School Day, and urging all Oregonians with school-age children to walk and bike to school on Oct. 6 as a means of being physically fit and active.
“The number of children who are overweight in this country is at an all-time high and continues to grow. It’s important for all of us to work together to address this public health crisis,” said Carmona.
Walk and bike to school programs represent one of the few proven strategies to get kids more physically active, as called out in publications such as the Centers for Disease Control Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action, the Oregon Statewide Physical Activity Plan and the CDC’s Healthy Choices 2010 Report.
Oregon Walk + Bike to School Day is designed as a vehicle to raise awareness, promote active, healthy lifestyles for children and make streets safer and friendlier for students walking and biking to school. The event is part of the BTA and WPC Safe Routes to School Program. This year’s event coincides with International Walk to School Day.
Parents, teachers and volunteers from schools who wish to participate in this year’s event can find training materials and other information online at www.walknbike2school.org.
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