{"id":573078,"date":"2026-04-09T03:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/573078\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T03:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:25:08","slug":"multnomah-county-to-launch-shopping-shuttle-service-for-some-rural-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/573078\/","title":{"rendered":"Multnomah County to launch shopping shuttle service for some rural residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 Multnomah County is rolling out a new way to help rural residents get around, launching free shopping shuttles this spring for communities like Corbett and Sauvie Island.<\/p>\n<p>The service will run twice a month, connecting people to stores, grocery runs, and essential services.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO | <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/portland-leaders-to-decide-if-20m-should-help-renters-or-long-term-housing-projects-homelessness-housing-affordability-land-bank-rental-assistance-portland-city-council-oregon-development-real-estate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Portland leaders move to shift more than $30M to housing and rent relief<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The service comes after months of community input. Officials say it\u2019s about improving access, independence, and safety, especially in areas with limited transit options.<\/p>\n<p>The service is funded by the statewide transportation improvement fund.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>JOIN THE CONVERSATION (7)<\/p>\n<p>Multnomah County Transportation Planner Eve Nilenders spoke with KATU News about the program, the community input that led to its creation, and possible long-term plans if it\u2019s successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 Multnomah County is rolling out a new way to help rural residents get&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-573078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}