The Towncenter Xpress (TX) pilot project was started in April 2010, in which a shuttle van transported students, staff and public from the “end of the green line” (MAX train) at the Clackamas Town Center (CTC) to the Oregon City Campus (OC). Having been “tabled” for lack of funding for the past year, it was announced that the college had been awarded JARC (Job Access & Reverse Commuting) funding of $15,000. The college will match this funding (with help from ASG), and so be able to transport 14 people to the college at a time. The TX van will enable far-flung students and others to get from the CTC to OC in just 15 minutes or so, as opposed to an hour and 15 minutes. Funding, however, is contingent on ridership.
TX will start next Spring (2012). It will run six (6) hours a day, four (4) days a week (no Friday runs); and be concurrent with the community college annual schedule. That means the shuttle will only run when classes are in session, and not during Spring or other planned breaks.
More links:
· Trimet/JARC info: http://trimet.org/meetings/jarc/index.htm · U.S. Dept of Transportation: http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_3550.html
· Board of Education meeting notes (pages 31 – 40): ask Jennifer for a copy
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