2011 TriMet bus rankings
From Portland Afoot
Portland Afoot's 2011 TriMet bus rankings were released in with its 10-minute monthly magazine for June 2011, the "Freedom Issue." They were based on public records provided by TriMet in May 2011.
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[edit] Frequency
[edit] TriMet's lines with the best midday service
- 72-Killingsworth/82nd - 9.9 minutes between buses at noon
- 14-Hawthorne - 15.2 minutes
- 4-Division/Fessenden - 15.3 minutes
- 9-Powell/Broadway - 16 minutes
- 19-Woodstock/Glisan - 17 minutes
Frequencies are current as of May 2011. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] TriMet's lines with the worst midday service
- 37-Lake Grove - 83.9 minutes between buses at noon
- 156-Mather Rd- 81.4 minutes
- 34-River Rd - 72 minutes
- 152-Milwaukie - 71.7 minutes
- 154-Willamette - 71.2 minutes
Frequencies are current as of May 2011. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] Reliability
[edit] Frequent service
[edit] TriMet's most reliable frequent bus lines
The top five frequent service lines:
- 57-TV Hwy/Forest Grove - 89 percent of buses arrive unbunched
- 75-Lombard/39th - 87 percent
- 33-McLoughlin - 82 percent
- 12-Barbur/Sandy Blvd - 78 percent
- 15-Belmont/NW 23rd - 74 percent
Data are from TriMet records on the average rate of headway adherence for March 2010 through February 2011. For frequent service routes, we think evenly spaced buses are more important than buses that keep strictly to schedule. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] TriMet's least reliable frequent bus lines
The five worst frequent service lines:
- 72-Killingsworth/82nd - 45 percent of buses arrive bunched
- 14-Hawthorne - 41 percent
- 9-Powell/Broadway - 38 percent
- 8-Jackson Park/NE 15th - 34 percent
- 4-Division/Fessenden - 31 percent
Data are from TriMet records on the average rate of headway adherence for March 2010 through February 2011. For frequent service routes, we think evenly spaced buses are more important than buses that keep strictly to schedule. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] Standard service
[edit] TriMet's most reliable standard bus lines
The top five:
- 34-River Rd - 92 percent on schedule
- 63-Washington Park - 91 percent
- 59-Walker/Park Way - 90 percent
- 85-Swan Island - 90 percent
- 92-South Beaverton Express - 90 percent
Data are from TriMet records on the average on-time performance for March 2010 through February 2011. By TriMet standards, an on-time bus is no more than 1 minute early and no more than 3 minutes late. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] TriMet's least reliable standard bus lines
The five worst:
- 54-Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy - 25 percent off schedule
- 84-Kelso/Boring - 24 percent
- 16-Front Ave/St Johns - 22 percent
- 20-Burnside/Stark - 22 percent
- 154-Willamette - 22 percent
Data are from TriMet records on the average on-time performance for March 2010 through February 2011. By TriMet standards, an on-time bus is no more than 1 minute early and no more than 3 minutes late. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] Crowding
[edit] TriMet's most crowded bus lines
The lines that were most crowded, during their busiest weekday period, in winter 2011:
- 35-Macadam/Greeley - 101 percent of seating capacity, during the outbound morning peak
- 94-Sherwood/Pacific Hwy Express - 96 percent, outbound night
- 14-Hawthorne - 94 percent, inbound morning peak
- 4-Division/Fessenden - 94 percent, outbound morning peak
- 20-Burnside/Stark - 94 percent, inbound afternoon peak
See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] TriMet's least crowded bus lines
The lines that were least crowded, during their busiest weekday period, in winter 2011:
- 84-Kelso/Boring - 11.7 percent of seating capacity, during the outbound night peak
- 53-Arctic/Allen - 20 percent, inbound morning peak
- 59-Walker/Park Way - 15 percent, inbound morning peak
- 18-Hillside - 17 percent, outbound afternoon peak
- 154-Willamette - 13 percent, outbound afternoon peak
See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] Fare-jumping
[edit] TriMet's most honest bus lines
Of TriMet's 79 bus lines, 28 -- more than a third -- didn't report a single case of fare evasion for the week we reviewed, Feb. 12-18, 2011. (Oddly, TriMet said it can't track evasion over anything longer than one week.) Of the 28 perfect lines, the most ridden was the 67-Jenkins/158th.
See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] TriMet's lines with the most freeloaders
- 32-Oatfield - 7.4 fare evasions per 1,000 boardings
- 70-12th Ave - 3.7 per 1,000
- 80-Kane/Troutdale Rd - 3 per 1,000
- 6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd - 2.9 per 1,000
- 20-Burnside/Stark - 2.9 per 1,000
Data based on operators' reports of fare evasion from Feb. 12-18, 2011, and the average number of weekly boarding rides per route in winter 2010-2011. See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] Amenities
[edit] TriMet's lines with the best Flavour Spot connectivity
Lines connecting to the most delicious Flavour Spot locations:
- 4-Division/Fessenden - 3 locations
- 35-Macadam/Greeley and 44 Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest - 2 locations
- 1, 6, 8, 12, 19, 20, 24, 31, 32, 33, 36, 75, 94, 99 - 1 location
[edit] Walkability
All Walkscore data for bus lines is courtesy Front Seat. Stop ID locations are courtesy PortlandTransport.com, and the stop associations for each line are courtesy TriMet.
[edit] TriMet's most walkable bus lines
Lines whose stops have the highest average Walkscore:
- 15-Belmont/NW 23rd - 83.3
- 14-Hawthorne - 83.1
- 18-Hillside - 82.2
- 70-12th Ave - 80.9
- 68-Marquam Hill/Collins Circle - 80.5
[edit] TriMet's least walkable bus lines
Lines whose stops have the lowest average Walkscore:
- 30-Estacada - 35.8
- 85-Swan Island - 40.3
- 84-Kelso/Boring - 40.5
- 16-Front Ave/St Johns - 42.3
- 46-North Hillsboro - 45.1
[edit] Bus quality
[edit] TriMet's swankiest bus lines
The lines receiving the newest buses, usually including air conditioning and low floors:
- 57-TV Hwy/Forest Grove - 1.2 years old on average
- 54-Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy - 1.6 years
- 56-Scholls Ferry Rd - 2.4 years
- 6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd - 6.7 years
- 78-Beaverton/Lake Oswego - 6.9 years
See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] TriMet's creakiest bus lines
The lines receiving the oldest buses:
- 66-Marquam Hill/Hollywood - 22.5 years old on average
- 155-Sunnyside - 21.3 years
- 61-Marquam Hill/Beaverton - 19.6 years
- 34-River Rd - 19.5 years
- 39-Lewis & Clark - 19.3 years
See below for complete data on every route.
[edit] Complete data on every route
Click on the arrows above each column to sort by that category:
| route # | route name | ridership: avg weekly boardings (3/10-2/11) | frequency: midday weekday frequency (Jan 2011) | regularity: headway adherence (avg 3/10-2/11) | on-time performance (avg 3/10-2/11) | crowding: avg % of seating capacity at busiest peak hour (12/10-2/11) | honesty: fare evasions per boarding (week of 2/12/11) | waffle sandwich access: Flavour Spot connections | walkability: avg Walkscore by stop | bus quality: avg bus age (spring 2010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-Vermont | 2250 | 29.7 | 98% | 80% | 59% | 0.9 | 1 | 57.7 | 17.9 |
| 4 | 4-Division/Fessenden | 102230 | 15.3 | 69% | 78% | 94% | 2.2 | 3 | 71.8 | 8.6 |
| 6 | 6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd | 37820 | 19.1 | 69% | 80% | 86% | 2.9 | 1 | 80.3 | 6.7 |
| 8 | 8-Jackson Park/NE 15th | 37380 | 17.9 | 66% | 83% | 90% | 1.7 | 1 | 70.8 | 7.8 |
| 9 | 9-Powell/Broadway | 56640 | 16.0 | 62% | 76% | 87% | 2.4 | 0 | 69.7 | 9.6 |
| 10 | 10-Harold St | 8750 | 26.4 | 88% | 78% | 0.1 | 0 | 65.9 | 11.3 | |
| 12 | 12-Barbur/Sandy Blvd | 65340 | 17.7 | 78% | 78% | 86% | 2.0 | 1 | 70.1 | 7.7 |
| 14 | 14-Hawthorne | 37250 | 15.2 | 59% | 81% | 94% | 1.7 | 0 | 83.1 | 9.7 |
| 15 | 15-Belmont/NW 23rd | 45360 | 17.4 | 74% | 85% | 84% | 1.3 | 0 | 83.3 | 10.2 |
| 16 | 16-Front Ave/St Johns | 2200 | 35.0 | 96% | 78% | 65% | 0.0 | 0 | 42.3 | 18.1 |
| 17 | 17-Holgate/NW 21st | 35940 | 18.7 | 89% | 86% | 88% | 1.3 | 0 | 63.3 | 7.5 |
| 18 | 18-Hillside | 100 | 100% | 86% | 17% | 0.0 | 0 | 82.2 | 17.2 | |
| 19 | 19-Woodstock/Glisan | 32350 | 17.0 | 83% | 83% | 80% | 0.6 | 1 | 70.1 | 10.3 |
| 20 | 20-Burnside/Stark | 57510 | 19.0 | 88% | 78% | 94% | 2.9 | 1 | 71.0 | 7.6 |
| 22 | 22-Parkrose | 2830 | 35.2 | 98% | 84% | 51% | 1.1 | 0 | 59.3 | 17.3 |
| 23 | 23-San Rafael | 800 | 70.2 | 100% | 84% | 35% | 1.3 | 0 | 55.0 | 18.9 |
| 24 | 24-Fremont | 2500 | 37.3 | 99% | 26% | 0.0 | 1 | 71.6 | 10.2 | |
| 25 | 25-Glisan/Rockwood | 700 | 70.3 | 100% | 88% | 32% | 0.0 | 0 | 64.1 | 18.8 |
| 28 | 28-Linwood | 800 | 69.9 | 100% | 88% | 31% | 1.3 | 0 | 60.0 | 19.2 |
| 29 | 29-Lake/Webster Rd | 1300 | 69.9 | 100% | 85% | 40% | 1.5 | 0 | 61.9 | 19.2 |
| 30 | 30-Estacada | 2670 | 55.1 | 95% | 37% | 0.4 | 0 | 35.8 | 9.5 | |
| 31 | 31-King Rd | 6920 | 32.9 | 87% | 84% | 62% | 0.9 | 1 | 69.0 | 9.7 |
| 32 | 32-Oatfield | 4450 | 54.8 | 98% | 79% | 63% | 7.4 | 1 | 68.1 | 13.3 |
| 33 | 33-McLoughlin | 29760 | 20.0 | 82% | 80% | 86% | 1.9 | 1 | 72.2 | 7.3 |
| 34 | 34-River Rd | 1050 | 72.0 | 100% | 92% | 22% | 0.0 | 0 | 55.1 | 19.5 |
| 35 | 35-Macadam/Greeley | 20900 | 30.1 | 95% | 79% | 101% | 1.4 | 2 | 62.0 | 12.4 |
| 36 | 36-South Shore | 1200 | 99% | 84% | 53% | 0.0 | 1 | 64.3 | 17.0 | |
| 37 | 37-Lake Grove | 350 | 83.9 | 100% | 87% | 20% | 0.0 | 0 | 62.1 | 17.5 |
| 38 | 38-Boones Ferry Rd | 1400 | 50.0 | 98% | 81% | 47% | 1.4 | 0 | 58.0 | 16.9 |
| 39 | 39-Lewis & Clark | 1100 | 44.9 | 100% | 89% | 37% | 0.0 | 0 | 52.7 | 19.3 |
| 43 | 43-Taylors Ferry Rd | 2650 | 55.4 | 98% | 88% | 39% | 0.4 | 0 | 65.8 | 17.8 |
| 44 | 44-Capitol Hwy/Mocks Crest | 24750 | 25.5 | 92% | 79% | 84% | 2.5 | 2 | 71.3 | 12.2 |
| 45 | 45-Garden Home | 5120 | 51.7 | 85% | 83% | 53% | 1.8 | 0 | 66.3 | 17.1 |
| 46 | 46-North Hillsboro | 1250 | 64.8 | 86% | 41% | 0.0 | 0 | 45.1 | 17.7 | |
| 47 | 47-Baseline/Evergreen | 2000 | 60.5 | 100% | 88% | 26% | 1.0 | 0 | 58.9 | 16.8 |
| 48 | 48-Cornell | 3250 | 34.2 | 100% | 89% | 27% | 1.5 | 0 | 68.1 | 17.0 |
| 50 | 50-Cedar Mill | 700 | 38.0 | 42% | 0.0 | 0 | 47.0 | 17.7 | ||
| 51 | 51-Vista | 1600 | 28.6 | 98% | 88% | 55% | 0.0 | 0 | 52.2 | 19.0 |
| 52 | 52-Farmington/185th | 21750 | 18.7 | 95% | 87% | 65% | 1.1 | 0 | 63.0 | 13.5 |
| 53 | 53-Arctic/Allen | 750 | 99% | 90% | 20% | 0.0 | 0 | 77.3 | 16.3 | |
| 54 | 54-Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy | 13500 | 29.2 | 96% | 75% | 83% | 0.4 | 0 | 73.7 | 1.6 |
| 55 | 55-Hamilton | 500 | 0.0 | 100% | 81% | 43% | 0.0 | 0 | 64.4 | 13.7 |
| 56 | 56-Scholls Ferry Rd | 11020 | 33.0 | 91% | 79% | 77% | 1.1 | 0 | 64.9 | 2.4 |
| 57 | 57-TV Hwy/Forest Grove | 43630 | 19.7 | 89% | 85% | 81% | 1.4 | 0 | 69.3 | 1.2 |
| 58 | 58-Canyon Rd | 5360 | 29.5 | 93% | 80% | 65% | 1.9 | 0 | 73.6 | 16.7 |
| 59 | 59-Walker/Park Way | 600 | 100% | 90% | 15% | 0.0 | 0 | 53.8 | 16.8 | |
| 61 | 61-Marquam Hill/Beaverton | 1950 | 85% | 93% | 0.0 | 0 | 75.6 | 19.6 | ||
| 62 | 62-Murray Blvd | 12610 | 29.0 | 96% | 86% | 56% | 0.1 | 0 | 62.8 | 16.9 |
| 63 | 63-Washington Park | 350 | 44.6 | 100% | 91% | 23% | 0.0 | 0 | 59.2 | 16.5 |
| 64 | 64-Marquam Hill/Tigard | 2050 | 99% | 87% | 74% | 0.0 | 0 | 73.8 | 19.1 | |
| 65 | 65-Marquam Hill/Barbur Blvd | 900 | 100% | 89% | 46% | 0.0 | 0 | 67.8 | 19.2 | |
| 66 | 66-Marquam Hill/Hollywood | 2800 | 97% | 86% | 85% | 0.4 | 0 | 79.8 | 22.5 | |
| 67 | 67-Jenkins/158th | 4570 | 41.6 | 99% | 90% | 57% | 0.0 | 0 | 55.3 | 16.3 |
| 68 | 68-Marquam Hill/Collins Circle | 2250 | 21.5 | 89% | 82% | 51% | 0.0 | 0 | 80.5 | 17.9 |
| 70 | 70-12th Ave | 15370 | 19.6 | 90% | 83% | 66% | 3.7 | 0 | 80.9 | 7.6 |
| 71 | 71-60th Ave/122nd Ave | 42860 | 19.4 | 78% | 82% | 70% | 1.6 | 0 | 64.6 | 9.8 |
| 72 | 72-Killingsworth/82nd | 98030 | 9.9 | 55% | 86% | 84% | 2.2 | 0 | 70.2 | 10.3 |
| 73 | 73-NE 33rd Ave | 4910 | 30.0 | 99% | 54% | 0.4 | 0 | 63.3 | 11.6 | |
| 75 | 75-Lombard/39th | 62290 | 17.2 | 87% | 82% | 87% | 2.1 | 1 | 71.3 | 7.0 |
| 76 | 76-Beaverton/Tualatin | 16020 | 29.6 | 98% | 85% | 73% | 0.3 | 0 | 71.0 | 7.4 |
| 77 | 77-Broadway/Halsey | 25460 | 27.1 | 88% | 84% | 60% | 2.0 | 0 | 70.1 | 8.7 |
| 78 | 78-Beaverton/Lake Oswego | 15340 | 29.5 | 92% | 84% | 90% | 0.6 | 0 | 64.6 | 6.9 |
| 79 | 79-Clackamas/Oregon City | 8250 | 35.5 | 99% | 86% | 82% | 1.5 | 0 | 65.2 | 10.4 |
| 80 | 80-Kane/Troutdale Rd | 2020 | 59.3 | 100% | 86% | 46% | 3.0 | 0 | 63.7 | 16.7 |
| 81 | 81-Kane/257th | 2000 | 59.4 | 100% | 83% | 59% | 0.0 | 0 | 64.7 | 18.9 |
| 82 | 82-Eastman/182nd | 1150 | 60.5 | 100% | 83% | 34% | 0.9 | 0 | 51.0 | 18.9 |
| 84 | 84-Kelso/Boring | 100 | 76% | 13% | 0.0 | 0 | 40.5 | 11.7 | ||
| 85 | 85-Swan Island | 1400 | 42.9 | 98% | 90% | 30% | 0.0 | 0 | 40.3 | 11.9 |
| 87 | 87-Airport Way/181st | 1150 | 35.1 | 99% | 87% | 26% | 0.0 | 0 | 60.3 | 10.2 |
| 88 | 88-Hart/198th | 6720 | 33.3 | 99% | 86% | 51% | 1.3 | 0 | 53.6 | 16.9 |
| 89 | 89-Tanasbourne | 1550 | 51.5 | 99% | 87% | 53% | 0.6 | 0 | 63.9 | 17.6 |
| 92 | 92-South Beaverton Express | 1750 | 98% | 90% | 64% | 0.0 | 0 | 67.8 | 16.9 | |
| 94 | 94-Sherwood/Pacific Hwy Express | 6850 | 79% | 86% | 96% | 0.7 | 1 | 75.0 | 18.9 | |
| 96 | 96-Tualatin/I-5 | 6050 | 24.1 | 85% | 88% | 67% | 0.2 | 0 | 65.6 | 13.7 |
| 99 | 99-McLoughlin Express | 3750 | 89% | 85% | 87% | 2.1 | 1 | 75.1 | 13.9 | |
| 152 | 152-Milwaukie | 1100 | 71.7 | 97% | 84% | 38% | 0.0 | 0 | 64.0 | 19.2 |
| 154 | 154-Willamette | 350 | 71.2 | 100% | 78% | 13% | 0.0 | 0 | 59.8 | 19.0 |
| 155 | 155-Sunnyside | 2580 | 40.7 | 100% | 84% | 46% | 1.6 | 0 | 59.8 | 21.3 |
| 156 | 156-Mather Rd | 1050 | 81.4 | 100% | 84% | 58% | 0.0 | 0 | 49.8 | 18.7 |
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