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North Portland: University of Portland's green transportation programs breaking records

Published: Sunday, January 02, 2011, 12:00 PM

By Larry Bingham, The Oregonian
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Doug Beghtel, The OregonianA University of Portland shuttle that carries students and faculty to the nearest MAX line has seen record numbers since the school launched several greener transportation options.

After years of offering faculty and students alternative transportation methods to get to the University of Portland, the school has seen record use of its greener options in 2010.

"Now that those options have been around a few years, I think they really have taken root," said university spokesman Joe Kuffner.

Among the successes:

* Nearly 5,000 passengers set a record when they took trips on a shuttle service in the four-month period ending in November. The shuttle, subsidized by TriMet and the university, carries students, faculty and staff to the nearest MAX line a few miles away and into St. Johns on weekends.

* Seventy TriMet bus passes sold to students and faculty at a 40 percent discount sell out monthly.

* More than 50 faculty and students participate in a carpool program which gives students a