Planning on
celebrating New Year’s Eve this weekend? We’ve compiled a
list of events for the occasion, and here are a few ways to get you around
town safely.

If you want
to save money, TriMet buses and MAX lines will
be free Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m. According to the agency, buses will
run on regular Saturday schedules while MAX will provide extended late night
service.

Each line
has a run at least until 3 a.m., while the last yellow line trip leaves the
Expo Center at 3:42 a.m.

If you’re
willing to spend a little money and are looking for door-to-door service, you
can call Radio Cab, which has been
serving the Portland area since 1946. Broadway Cab, also a Portland staple, and
you can book commuting online.

Whether
you’re driving, biking or walking, you can always call Ride On Portland.

Ride
On Portland is a volunteer-based organization that enables everyone to enjoy
the city’s nightlife safely. According to the company’s website, Ride On
drivers are dispatched to intoxicated or impaired drinkers on Friday and
Saturday nights between the hours of 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. in effort to reduce the
number of impaired drivers on the street.

The
cost? Just 15 dollars per ride. Ride On says the cost remains low so a good
decision of calling for a lift is an easy one.

If
you plan on driving, make sure there is a designated driver, as law enforcement
agencies will continue to crack
down on drunk driving during the holiday season.

In support
of law enforcement officials’ efforts to limit crashes caused by drunk driving,
Oregon Department of Transportation variable message signs will also display a
reminder to travelers to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” throughout the
holiday weekend.

“Being
buzzed is being impaired,” OSP
spokesman Chris Ashenfelter told KVAL News.
“If you can feel the effects of the alcohol, you’re probably impaired. You
don’t have to be falling down drunk to be arrested for DUI.”

Last year,
one person died during the 78-hour reporting period for the New Year’s Eve
holiday weekend. Seventy-nine others were issued DUIIs—more than half of those occurred
on Jan. 1 between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. According to ODOT, approximately
five people die each year during the New Year’s Holiday period.