Skidmore Fountain MAX Stop Under Burnside Bridge by Portland Saturday Market

Skidmore Fountain MAX stop under Burnside Bridge by Portland Saturday Market

TriMet is closing the Skidmore Fountain MAX station downtown, saying the closure is aimed at speeding up Blue and Red line trains through downtown Portland.The

Portland MAX Service Faces Cuts

The operator of Portland’s MAX light rail announced in late July that it would reduce service by 18 percent — the largest cut in the system’s history — due to a lack of state funding.  TriMet officials said that since 2019, the agency has “faced staggering cost increases” for labor, vehicles, facilities, contractors, equipment, and software. For a few years, the agency managed to dip into its reserves to help cover its funding gap. However, beca…