In collaboration with the Young Professionals in Transportation, Tom Mills from TriMet, Portland’s transportation agency, provides a window into questions public transit providers are dealing with right now: How to balance providing service in the present with the need to fund future service? Which routes should be modified, and how? Tom discusses how TriMet has gone about reducing bus service while upholding the mission of the public transit agency. He explains how TriMet’s Equity Index has been used in this process and provides insight into other adjustments in staffing, cleaning, and planning.

Technical level: 4/5

Fear Factor: 0/5