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I have questions.
Trimet Slashes Bus Service in First of Three Rounds of Cuts
Oregon’s largest transit agency plans to cut 10% of its services in the next year.
Is the Bus Still Running? Seriously… is the Bus Still Running??
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Trump Administration Proposes to Divert Billions from Mass Transit to Highways; Advocates Sound Alarm
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I have questions.
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Is the Bus Still Running? Seriously… is the Bus Still Running??
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