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Soon, iPhone and Android users will have a convenient new option for buying and showing their TriMet fare. Just download our free mobile ticketing app, register your debit or credit card in the secure system, and you're ready to purchase and use tickets and passes instantly on your phone, anywhere, at any time. When you're ready to board, just open the app and show your digital ticket to the operator or fare inspector. No paper fares to keep track of, and no need to carry cash, count exact change or find a ticket machine. We're testing the app now, and we expect to make it available to all riders as early as spring 2013.
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3 ways to stay visible when it's dark
With the end of Daylight Saving Time approaching on Sunday, November 4, it's time to think about brightening up your commute. There are many easy and affordable ways to stay visible when it's dark out, like 1. wearing bright-colored or reflective clothing, 2. adding reflective strips, and 3. carrying a flashlight, cell phone or safety strobe.
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VIDEO: Light rail bridge construction update
Have you seen the towers rising out of the water near South Waterfront and OMSI? In the latest episode of BridgeView, our behind-the-scenes video blog about Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge construction, watch how crews are building the two 180-foot towers in the Willamette River. The new bridge is designed to carry MAX trains, buses, streetcars, bikes and pedestrians.
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For this local artist, TriMet is a rolling art studio
Francis "F.X." Rosica is a local artist who at times finds his creative inspiration on buses and trains. "I enjoy capturing images of people and landscapes as we ride along together to our destinations," he says. "I keep a small sketchbook in my pocket and patiently wait for moments that are hard to resist, and occasionally, I manage to capture just the right moment. TriMet provides me with a 'rolling studio' for doing quick sketches."
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Heading to the Rose Garden? Don't forget your fare.
If you're planning on taking TriMet to a Blazer game, concert or other event at the Rose Garden this fall, don't forget to buy a ticket or pass. The Free Rail Zone ended in September, and valid fare is now required to ride MAX (and buses) in Downtown Portland, the Lloyd District and the Rose Quarter.
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