TriMet Receives Grant To Increase Security At 5 MAX Stations
POSTED: 9:11 am PDT May 20,
2007
UPDATED: 9:29 am PDT May 20,
2007
TriMet received a $560,000 grant from the Transportation Security Administration to improve safety at five high-volume MAX stations.The grant money will allow TriMet to increase the number of closed-circuit security cameras at the busy light rail stations serving Portland and Gresham at East 162nd Avenue, East 181st Avenue, Rockwood/East 188th Avenue, Gresham Central Transit Center and Cleveland Avenue.The grant is in conjunction with $14.2 million to Tier II urban areas in the U.S.In terms of transportation and security, the Department of Homeland Security considers Portland Tier II based on the numbers of passengers who use the public transportation system, the design of the rail system and the city's risk to terrorism.
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