True that busses and semi-trucks do by far the most damage. Passenger vehicles (including pickups) are a non-factor when determining pavement damage. ANY pavement designer will tell you this. I ride trimet and I agree that trimet should help pay a portion of road maintenance. Look at the temporary bus mall on 3rd/4th. The busses are destroying it because those streets were not designed for busses. BUT...raising fares for riders ONLY discourages ridership and has a reverse effect encouraging more drivers and again increasing congestion. ALL drivers/ businesses/ residents/ AND bicyclists should contribute $$ to maintain our system. It benefits us all. Even the drivers who don't ride Trimet benefit from us who do because of less congestion on the roads. You get to work faster because I'm on the BUS. By the way... THIS ENTIRE ARGUMENT is about PERSONAL WEALTH AND THE CHOICES WE MAKE BASED ON IT. People who can afford to drive WILL!!! and ALWAYS WILL!!!