This session will begin and end at the Hatfield Government Center MAX Station in Hillsboro. To reach the session via transit, we recommend taking the MAX Blue Line. The MAX is scheduled to depart Holladay Park, near the DoubleTree Hotel, at 1:18pm and will arrive in Hillsboro at 2:25. There are several free 2-hour parking lots on SW Adams Ave near the MAX station.
Note that this session has a maximum attendance of 12; please only RSVP through the Sched app if you plan on attending the session. Please contact the conference organizers if you have accessibility needs for this session.
This mobile workshop will take participants on a chartered ride-along of CorneliusLink – a Community Connector service that launched in Cornelius in 2021 as a Saturday-only service and was expanded to include weekday service and serve additional neighborhoods in 2024. Community Connectors are first-last mile transit services that are operated by Ride Connection through a partnership with Washington County.
CorneliusLink is a free service that links residents to shopping (Safeway, Fred Meyer, Walmart), recreation (Harleman Park, Cornelius Cinema, McMenamins Grand Lodge), education (Neil Armstrong Middle School, Cornelius HeadStart), regulated affordable housing (Plaza Los Amigos) and community destinations (Cornelius Library, Centro Cultural). It also facilitates connections to employment locations and transfers to TriMet, Yamhill County Transit, and other Ride Connection transit options in the area. Participants will be immersed in the rider experience of first-last mile shuttles, learning about stop infrastructure, wayfinding, safe access to transit and trip planning throughout the ride-along experience.
During the ride-along, participants will take part in a discussion of best practices for first-last mile services, community-centered transit planning and building successful strategic partnerships. Participants will leave the session with a deeper understanding of transit planning in small cities and on the urban fringe.
Miranda is an associate planner at Washington County focusing on long-range transit and active transportation planning. She is passionate about increasing community climate resilience through transportation options. Miranda holds a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from Portland... Read More →
John Mira joined Ride Connection in 2019. During his time as Planning Supervisor, John has led service planning and implementation of new first/last mile and community transit options in partnership with Washington County, managed climate change and zero-emission fleet transition... Read More →
Thursday April 24, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT Offsite
