The TriMet Board General Manager Search Committee will hold an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a) to consider employment of a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent.  The executive session is closed to the public. Representatives of the news media may attend the executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(4) but are specifically directed […]

Testing begins on long-range battery-electric bus as TriMet explores additional, promising non-diesel technologies If you recently drove Interstate 5 between Livermore, California and Portland – you may have seen it. Our brand new electric bus, fully covered in TriMet’s bold orange and blue color scheme, being transported on a flatbed to its new home. It’s […]

Special Board meeting discusses changes made to TriMet’s service plans for fall 2021 and spring 2022 The TriMet Board of Directors will hold a special meeting on the afternoon of April 21, 2021. The Board will consider an ordinance on TriMet’s plans for service changes in the coming year, including new adjustments to proposals on […]

Part of the SE Fuller Road Station Park & Ride will be used to develop 100 new apartments and open the area to future growth A new community in Clackamas County is poised to start taking shape just steps away from the SE Fuller Road MAX Station. TriMet is coordinating the project through our Transit-Oriented […]

Trains coming through the Gateway Transit Center will be disrupted April 17-18 as crews replace a rail crossing and perform other upgrades Imagine 40,000 pounds of steel, plastics and rubber rolling over the same railroad tracks hundreds of times a day, tens of thousands of times a year and more than 1.5 million times since […]

With social distancing difficult for people who are blind or visually impaired, TriMet and Guide Dogs for the Blind urge riders to be patient and understand how they can assist COVID-19 guidelines can pose extra challenges for people who are blind or visually impaired, conditions that affect around 2% of the state’s population. TriMet is […]

The TriMet Board General Manager Search Committee will hold an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(a) to consider employment of a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent.  The executive session is closed to the public. Representatives of the news media may attend the executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(4) but are specifically directed […]

With space limited at stations and on board trains and buses, fans may need to wait for the next vehicle to keep everyone safely spread out Over the years, TriMet has been honored to be a part of so many people’s game day experience, and we have always felt a deep responsibility to get fans […]

Most of the work throughout TriMet’s oldest light rail line will not block service, but three disruptions are planned TriMet’s MAX Blue Line Improvements project is underway now through May 23, 2021. Multiple improvements are happening throughout our oldest light rail line. From replacing rail, just 20 feet in some areas and more than 2,600 […]

Tentative agreement for the 2019-2022 collective bargaining agreement must now get approval from the TriMet Board of Directors and ATU membership TriMet and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 757 have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract regarding the wages, hours and working conditions for TriMet’s 2,640 union employees. It comes after […]