Maritza Collazo, Author at TriMet Blog

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Exploring the world and everything the region has to offer. Favorite international transit options: The Tuk Tuks of Cambodia and the German rail system.

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Maritza Collazo

Public transit advocate, lover of BBQ sauce, and reggaeton megafan. I'm on my 80th West Wing rewatch.

Arriving Soon: the Division Transit Project

Jan 28, 2020

Arriving Soon: the Division Transit Project Adding new transit service often means dealing with trade-offs. Buses are flexible, affordable and convenient, but they can only hold so many people and at times they travel slower than we’d prefer. Light rail is faster and...

Reload Your Hop Card In Checkout At Fred Meyer and QFC

Jan 24, 2020

Reload Your Hop Card In Checkout At Fred Meyer and QFC Shop at Fred Meyer or QFC? Starting Monday, January 27, you can reload your Hop card right in the checkout lane — no more separate trips to Customer Service. To note: You can now reload with a credit card, in...

Ask TriMet: Are Cars Allowed on MAX or Streetcar Tracks?

Jan 17, 2020

Ask TriMet: Are Cars Allowed on MAX or Streetcar Tracks? There is a moment of anxiety you may have had if you’ve ever driven in Downtown Portland: “Wait… can I drive on these tracks?” You’re not alone: Any downtown is a challenge to drive through, and with light...

What’s Going on With Those Flashing Amber Lights on Top of Buses?

Jan 15, 2020

What’s Going on With Those Flashing Amber Lights on Top of Buses? Eye-catching. Bright. Attention-grabbing. Well, enough about you. Let’s talk about those flashing amber light bars on some of our buses....

All The Ways To Pay — Including Cash

Jan 9, 2020

All The Ways To Pay — Including Cash Change is hard. And at the beginning of this year, we made a major change: we modernized how we pay for transit by retiring two payment methods — paper fares and the TriMet Tickets App — that had been with us for a long time. All...

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