How about they provide a tax credit to those who agree NOT to use transit? Maybe they can provide free parking to those of us who own hybrid/electric cars or otherwise "reduce our carbon footprint" by living and working close together. I loathe riding Tri-Met! Last time I rode a bus the whole thing reeked of bums and booze. It seems really stupid to me that they can build a $3 billion MAX system and then not even break even on operating it! All the while they jack up rents sky high and lie to us that this is an "environmentally friendly city". B.S.! It's filthy dirty and they dump sewage into the river. Other cities around the state have been punished severely for this type of action. How is Portland getting away with it? The "livability advocates", meanwhile, probably all live in Lake Oswego and drive their Lexuses and BMW's into town every day while the rest of us suckers get screwed over. Let's do something truly progressive. Get rid of Tri-Met and subsidize everyone to purchase environmentally friendly vehicles and make the area grid and freeway systems better. QUIT PUNISHING THE CAR OWNERS!!!