Former zero-fare transport area in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Fareless Square was an area within central Portland, Oregon, where all rides on TriMet buses and light rail and the Portland Streetcar were free. It primarily consisted of the downtown area and, after 2001, the Lloyd District. It existed from January 1975[1] through August 2012, but was briefly renamed the Free Rail Zone in January 2010 after its coverage became limited to light rail and streetcar service, with bus rides no longer being free.[2] The TriMet board decided in June 2012 to discontinue the Free Rail Zone[3] primarily to help fill a large shortfall in the agency's budget, and the action was one component of a package of extensive budget cuts[4] which also included service reductions and fare increases.[3] The Free Rail Zone ended on August 31, 2012.
^Colby, Richard (January 12, 1975). "Tri-Met eliminates fare zones, offers free rides downtown". The Sunday Oregonian, p. A38.
^Rose, Joseph (October 27, 2009). "Prepare to ride 'Free Rail Zone'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
^ abRose, Joseph (June 13, 2012). "TriMet board kills Portland's Free Rail Zone, raises fares, cuts bus service over protesters' shouts, jeers". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
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coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) FarelessSquare was an area within central Portland, Oregon, where all rides on TriMet...
names. 1974 The first shelters at bus stops are installed. 1975 The "FarelessSquare" is created in downtown Portland, with the goal of reducing short automobile...
Pearl District of the streetcar route used to lie within TriMet's FarelessSquare, later known as the Free Rail Zone. Rides within that area were free...
riding trains within FarelessSquare, which was known as the Free Rail Zone from 2010 to 2012, was free of charge. FarelessSquare included all of downtown...
area around Portland State University in the early 2000s. TriMet's FarelessSquare (renamed the "Free Rail Zone" in 2010) encompassed the entire mall...
office buildings. From 2001 to 2012, this station was located within FarelessSquare (renamed the Free Rail Zone in 2010), but the free-ride zone was discontinued...
neighborhood. From 2001 to 2012, the transit center was located within FarelessSquare (renamed the Free Rail Zone in 2010), but the free-ride zone was discontinued...
$0.85–$1.30 to travel up to four paid zones. Rides were free within FarelessSquare from opening day until 2012. Originally, MAX trains did not automatically...
outside what were then the boundaries of TriMet's FarelessSquare free-ride area. (FarelessSquare was expanded in 2001 and then encompassed the entire...
transit investments in downtown, including the Portland Transit Mall, FarelessSquare, Portland Vintage Trolley, and the Portland Streetcar. He led a successful...
same as on TriMet's bus service. The center of downtown was called FarelessSquare (later the "Free Rail Zone") and included the area from the Library...
From 1975 until 2010, all transit service was free within “FarelessSquare”, a 330 square-block zone that encompassed all of downtown Portland, and from...
from The Oregonian Redden, Jim (November 30, 2007). "TriMet rethinks FarelessSquare: Officials put concerns, fixes on table at regional transit safety...
C-Tran buses. When opened in August 2009, the stations were located in FarelessSquare (within fare zone 1), which was renamed the Free Rail Zone four months...
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