Sandy Area Metro
Sandy Area Metro (SAM, sometimes called
the Fareless SAM) is a small
public transit system operated by the
city government of
Sandy, Oregon. One SAM route provides service between Sandy and the
Portland suburb of
Gresham, where riders can use
TriMet to commute within most of the
Portland metro area. A new route between Sandy and Eagle Creek, where riders can also connect with
TriMet to go to
Estacada, opened on
July 2,
2003. Rides on the Sandy-Gresham route are free, which is completely funded by payroll tax. Rides on the Sandy-Eagle Creek route cost $1.00, and that route is partially funded by a federal grant.
[1] SAM was created after they city sucessfully petitioned
TriMet to be removed from the
TriMet system in the late
1990s.
The logo for the SAM service is seen on the side of one of its busses
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