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6 • The Southwest Portland Post
TriMet service cuts
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system enough to make it really look
bad.” He asked why TriMet’s fares pay
for only 20 percent of their operations.
Joseph replied that this is typical of U.S.
transit agencies in general, and that all
are undergoing the same sort of finan-
cial difficulties.
Joseph mentioned that one proposal
on the table is to charge $1 fares in what
is now Fareless Square. One resident
responded, “How will you enforce
that when you can’t enforce your fares
now?” Joseph said the agency planned
to add more fare inspectors on the
fringes of the free zone.
He conceded that the agency loses an
estimated $800,000 annually on uncol-
lected fares. He also said that changing
the rules will be “very difficult” because
“Fareless Square has become a Portland
icon.”
Board members Duane Hunting,
Aloha Wyse and others suggested going
in another direction by making the en-
tire system free. Joseph replied that this
would mean a major increase in transit
subsidies. “Four years ago we asked
the state legislature for permission to
increase the payroll tax by .1 percent,”
he said. “It was very difficult.”
Hunting and Seifert suggested in-
stituting a shuttle system utilizing
fuel-efficient mini-buses. Joseph said
that such systems are in place now at
Lewis and Clark College and the For-
est Heights development in Northwest
Portland.
“Many times people get hung up
trying to solve old problems with old
ideas,” Hunting said.
In answer to a question by Glenn
Bridger, Joseph said TriMet would
probably not restore any lines cut even
if economic conditions improved and
funding was available. “It doesn’t
make sense to restore low-performing
routes,” he said.
The same night, people at a South Port-
land Neighborhood Association meeting ex-
pressed similar concerns about service cuts
to the Line #43 Taylors Ferry bus service.
April 2009
THE COUNTRY STORE
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tag sale they offer every two weeks. Sell
clothes on consignment for 40 percent
of the asking price or take an in-store
credit at 50 percent. “I always come
here first if my little boy needs some-
thing,” said Cydne Casper who lives
in Multnomah Village. “Everyone who
hasn’t looked at resale shops for their
kids should start.” Katelyn’s Closet is
located in Multnomah Village, 7429
SW Capitol Hwy, (503) 293-4333, www.
katelynscloset.com
Second to None
Featured in Portland Best Places for
2008 and 2009, Second to None sells
children’s clothes from sizes birth
to children’s 16. “We have quality,
fairly priced clothing, and we love our
customers and know all the kids,”
said owner Indy Hill who lives in
Multnomah Village.
“We’ve been in this location 12 years.
I’ve worked here for seven years and
owned the store for five.”
The large storefront looked inviting
with a children’s play area, large dress-
ing rooms, and a Hey Diddle Diddle,
The Cat and the Fiddle window display.
A shelf of DVDs stood next to the rack
of children’s costumes. The inventory
includes toys, games, shoes and a 50
percent off rack. Sell items for 40 percent
of the asking price for cash, or up to 50
percent for store credit.
Still, business hasn’t always been
good, like the time a car drove through
the front window. “It happened at
10:30 a.m.,” Hill said. “Fortunately no
children were here.” Amazingly, two
years later insurance hasn’t settled the
claims. “It’s our customers who kept us
in business after the car wreck.” Second
to None is located at 6308 SW Capitol
Hwy, Hillsdale Shopping Center, (503)
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