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Fareless Square

Fareless Square was an area within central Portland, Oregon, where all rides on TriMet buses and light rail and the Portland Streetcar were free. It primarily consisted of the downtown area and, after 2001, the Lloyd District. It existed from January 1975 through August 2012, but was briefly renamed the Free Rail Zone in January 2010 after its coverage…

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Fareless Square

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Avg. degree1.93
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related to history · 23
Fareless Square → Adopted, Amtrak, Holladay Street, Hoyt Street, I-405, In, Included, Irving Street, Lloyd Center, Lloyd District, Market Street, Marquam Bridge, MAX, NE Multnomah Street, Northwest Irving Street, On April, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Portland Mall, Rose Quarter
related to Boundaries · 16
Fareless Square → According, By, Free Rail Zone, Interstate, Marquam Bridge, Multnomah Street, North Interstate Avenue, Northeast Holladay Street, Northeast Multnomah Street, Northwest Irving Street, September, Steel Bridge, The, TriMet, Willamette River, Zone
related to "Free Rail Zone" · 9
Fareless Square → ID, In, In January, MAX, Portland Streetcar, Portland Transit Mall, Proponents, The, TriMet
related to Controversy · 8
Fareless Square → As, Fareless Square's, From, However, In, Portland, Transfers, TriMet
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Fareless Square → Internet Archive, Map

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drug dealinginstance ofand TriMet's own statistics showed that in 2007 the agency received very few complaints about activities0.80text
panhandling in Fareless Squareinstance ofand TriMet's own statistics showed that in 2007 the agency received very few complaints about activities0.80text
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Fareless Squarerelated to "Free Rail Zone"Proponents0.60section
Fareless Squarerelated to "Free Rail Zone"MAX0.60section
Fareless Squarerelated to "Free Rail Zone"Portland Transit Mall0.60section
Fareless Squarerelated to "Free Rail Zone"Portland Streetcar0.60section
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Fareless Squarerelated to "Free Rail Zone"ID0.60section
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