CASE STUDIES IN REDUCED-FARE TRANSIT: PORTLAND'S FARELESS SQUARE. FINAL REPORT

This report describes the downtown Portland free-fare zone ("Fareless Square") in terms of the transportation characteristics of the system, characteristics of the area served, and the institutional roles of agencies involved with the program. The report also summarizes some of the operational problems and costs encountered with the service. Results of a user survey are presented in order to aid the assessment of impacts and benefits relative to costs, including impacts on traffic and parking, air quality, and downtown retail sales. Finally, future plans for the system are reviewed, and a summary of conclusions applicable to other areas is presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  120 Howard Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94120

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Service and Management Demonstrations Program
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Colman, S B
• Publication Date: 1979-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Central business districts; Costs; Fares; Free fares
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fare reduction
• Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469766
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-MA-06-0049-79-2
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1409
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM