Earlier and later trips, more midday and weekend service, shorter wait times and better connections start September 2 The countdown is on for the largest single service expansion in TriMet history. Starting Sunday, Sept. 2, the Portland metro area will have more transit options than ever before. TriMet’s fall service change includes the return of […]

Fred Meyer, QFC and WinCo will discontinue paper tickets by mid-October In early October, TriMet retail partners Fred Meyer, QFC and WinCo will transition to Hop Fastpass™ sales only and no longer sell paper TriMet tickets and passes. Albertsons and Safeway stores have already moved to Hop. All of TriMet’s retail partners will continue to sell […]

Weekend work to disrupt service late August 17 through August 18 TriMet’s next MAX project will improve the rail crossing at the intersection of E 181st Avenue and E Burnside Street. The tracks have settled leading to a bumpy ride for both MAX passengers and autos going through the crossing. MAX service will be disrupted […]

More than 1,500 applicants qualified for reduced fare based on low-income level in five weeks Oregonians living on a low income wasted no time applying for TriMet’s Honored Citizen fare. Since we expanded the reduced fare program on July 1, 2018, to include enrollment based on income level, more than 1,500 people have signed up. […]

NOTE: This post has been updated with new information. TriMet will soon begin renovating the elevator at the NE 82nd Ave MAX Station. Initially the elevator was to close August 14, but that has been postponed as improvements continue on the elevator at the NE 60th Ave Station. To reduce the impact on our riders, […]

Contract award expected to become Oregon’s largest for a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) TriMet’s Board of Directors took a significant step toward bringing faster, more efficient and reliable bus service on the eastside this week. They voted to award the pre-construction contract for the Division Transit Project to Raimore Construction, a certified Disadvantaged Business […]

Albertsons and Safeway switch to Hop cards only August 15 TriMet’s retail partners Albertsons and Safeway will transition to Hop Fastpass™ fare cards only. As announced in May, Albertsons and Safeway stores will phase out paper ticket and pass sales. By August 15, they will only sell and reload Hop cards. (They will continue to sell […]