Self-service fare collection on buses in Portland, Oregon. Final report, Septtember 1980-April 1984

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6620220

Wagner, D; Harper, W; Schueftan, O

In 1980, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) awarded grants to the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (TRI-MET) to implement self-service fare collection (SSFC) on its bus system. TRI-MET, the transit authority serving Portland, Oregon, is the second authority in the United States to use SSFC and the first to use it on buses. TRI-MET expected SSFC to improve bus productivity, facilitate distance-based fares, and reduce fare evasion. Problems encountered with SSFC on buses in Portland included increased fare evasion, high enforcement costs, no productivity improvements, low surcharge/ fine collections, overburdened courts, and increased vandalism. These problems need to be overcome before SSFC can be successful on buses in other U.S. cities.

• Research Organization: Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6620220
• Report Number(s): PB-87-146726/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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