← Back to context Comment by kristjansson 16 hours ago If it can deliver transit to the public at a reasonable price… 12 comments kristjansson Reply jazzypants 16 hours ago Even five dollars a ride would be twice the price. It's just not comparable. thereisnospork 16 hours ago How many tax dollars go into subsidizing a public transit ride? Varies from place to place but it's not insignificant. danaw 15 hours ago how many tax dollars go to roads and bridges just for cars? 5 replies → jrflowers 13 hours ago https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2026-adopted-budget.pdfTax revenue was $555mmhttps://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf~122,300,000 rides (originating + boarding)So about $4.53 per ride.The Portland metro is ~2.5mm people, so about $222/resident/yr.Portland metro area residents pay on average about sixty cents per day to subsidize TriMet.Roughly 1/43rd the average cost of ownership for a new car in Oregon.https://info.oregon.aaa.com/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-... 3 replies →
jazzypants 16 hours ago Even five dollars a ride would be twice the price. It's just not comparable. thereisnospork 16 hours ago How many tax dollars go into subsidizing a public transit ride? Varies from place to place but it's not insignificant. danaw 15 hours ago how many tax dollars go to roads and bridges just for cars? 5 replies → jrflowers 13 hours ago https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2026-adopted-budget.pdfTax revenue was $555mmhttps://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf~122,300,000 rides (originating + boarding)So about $4.53 per ride.The Portland metro is ~2.5mm people, so about $222/resident/yr.Portland metro area residents pay on average about sixty cents per day to subsidize TriMet.Roughly 1/43rd the average cost of ownership for a new car in Oregon.https://info.oregon.aaa.com/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-... 3 replies →
thereisnospork 16 hours ago How many tax dollars go into subsidizing a public transit ride? Varies from place to place but it's not insignificant. danaw 15 hours ago how many tax dollars go to roads and bridges just for cars? 5 replies → jrflowers 13 hours ago https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2026-adopted-budget.pdfTax revenue was $555mmhttps://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf~122,300,000 rides (originating + boarding)So about $4.53 per ride.The Portland metro is ~2.5mm people, so about $222/resident/yr.Portland metro area residents pay on average about sixty cents per day to subsidize TriMet.Roughly 1/43rd the average cost of ownership for a new car in Oregon.https://info.oregon.aaa.com/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-... 3 replies →
jrflowers 13 hours ago https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2026-adopted-budget.pdfTax revenue was $555mmhttps://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf~122,300,000 rides (originating + boarding)So about $4.53 per ride.The Portland metro is ~2.5mm people, so about $222/resident/yr.Portland metro area residents pay on average about sixty cents per day to subsidize TriMet.Roughly 1/43rd the average cost of ownership for a new car in Oregon.https://info.oregon.aaa.com/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-... 3 replies →
Even five dollars a ride would be twice the price. It's just not comparable.
How many tax dollars go into subsidizing a public transit ride? Varies from place to place but it's not insignificant.
how many tax dollars go to roads and bridges just for cars?
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https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2026-adopted-budget.pdf
Tax revenue was $555mm
https://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf
~122,300,000 rides (originating + boarding)
So about $4.53 per ride.
The Portland metro is ~2.5mm people, so about $222/resident/yr.
Portland metro area residents pay on average about sixty cents per day to subsidize TriMet.
Roughly 1/43rd the average cost of ownership for a new car in Oregon.
https://info.oregon.aaa.com/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-...
3 replies →