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Tri-Met “Bottle Express” Connects You to Bottle-Can Return Center

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Need to return your refundables using Tri-Met? Check out the Tri-Met “Bottle Express”! This new service connects you to Bottle-Can Return Center in Northwest Portland.

Line 297-NW Yeon/OBRC (shuttle) Operates daily, 8am – 5:30pm

Route:  Rose Quarter Transit Center to 3900 NW Yeon Avenue (plus one more stop in NW Portland
Shuttle fare:  Free

Covid-19 safety rules apply.  Social distancing, passenger separation.  

Not allowed:  Bags with leaking or foul-smelling contents.  Bags so large or numerous they block the aisles.

Take Lines 71 or 72 north to MAX .  Take MAX lines red, blue, or green west to Rose Quarter Transit Center.

Thank you to Land Use and Transportation Committee Chair, Stephenie Frederick, for putting together this information.

Free grocery delivery for TriMet Lift-eligible customers

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Information from the Disability Program at Office of Community & Civic Life:

Starting Monday, April 20, 2020, current LIFT-eligible customers can get orders from grocery stores or food banks delivered to their front door by LIFT.

To use this service, place an order to be picked up with an eligible grocery store or food bank. Once the order has been placed, and a pickup time scheduled, please call LIFT Reservations at 503-962-8000 and book a trip to pick up the groceries at the pick up time.

Learn more at http://trimet.org/lift/delivery. Please read the FAQs for important details and further instructions for delivery.

TriMet Listening Sessions

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From TriMet: 

TriMet General Manager, Doug Kelsey, will host a series of town hall listening sessions and he’d love to meet you, hear your ideas and concerns, and answer questions about TriMet. Come by the session of your choice, have a snack and get a free $5 Hop card (supplies limited). You can also meet the TriMet board member who represents your neighborhood.

We have in-depth workshops planned as well. Learn more and RSVP at trimet.org/hello or respond directly to listeningsessions@trimet.org.

BDNA NOTE: 

The closest listening session to our neighborhood is in Lents.  Information from TriMet’s website below.

Tuesday, June 5
TEAM Events Center
9201 SE Foster Rd., Portland
5–6 p.m.

Share your thoughts with TriMet’s new general manager, Doug Kelsey, and board member Lori Irish Bauman.