Editing Sandy, Oregon (section)

===Mass transit===
From around the early 1940s<ref>"Stage Fares To Increase" (August 6, 1947). ''The Oregonian'' (Portland, Oregon), p. 9.</ref> through the 1960s, [[Public transport bus service|bus transit service]] connecting Sandy with Gresham and Portland was provided by a private company named [[Blue Bus lines (Oregon)|Portland Stages, Inc]].<ref>"Morgan [state public utility commissioner] Grants Bus Fare Hike". (September 17, 1958). ''The Oregonian'', p. 1.</ref> In 1970 this service was taken over by a then-new public agency, [[TriMet]], which continued to provide transit service to Sandy until 2000.

Since the beginning of 2000, Sandy has operated its own [[public transport|public transit]] system, the [[Sandy Area Metro]],<ref name=gears>{{cite web|work=[[The Oregonian]]|location=Portland, Oregon|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2010/12/mayor_bill_king.html|date=December 24, 2010|author=Allyn, Bobby|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231000638/https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2010/12/mayor_bill_king.html|archive-date=December 31, 2011|title=Bill King gears up to be Sandy's first new mayor in 17 years}}</ref> which connects with TriMet's bus and [[MAX Light Rail|MAX light rail]] system at the [[Gresham Transit Center]]. Since 2004, the [[Mount Hood Express]] (originally named Mountain Express) has also provided public transit bus service to Sandy, connecting it with communities and resort areas in the [[Mount Hood Corridor]].