More Oregonians qualify for TriMet’s reduced fare with 2023 adjustment to federal poverty rate February 2, 2023 by Tia York Since 2018, TriMet has made our reduced Honored Citizen fare available to qualifying riders who earn up to 200% of the federal poverty level, as well as seniors and people with mental and physical disabilities More Oregonians can ride TriMet for significantly less, under new poverty guidelines released by the federal government. For 2023, the […]
(VIDEO) TriMet’s ‘A Better Red’ project passes construction milestone on way toward major MAX improvements in 2024 February 1, 2023 by Tyler Graf The project is more than 50% complete, with construction progressing at different worksites along the MAX Red Line More than a year and four months after TriMet’s A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Project broke ground, construction has reached a major milestone. The project has surpassed 50% of its completion, entering the back half […]
TriMet issues lifetime ban, other long-term exclusions in recent incidents January 25, 2023 by Roberta Altstadt Man accused in Gresham attack banned permanently from TriMet TriMet has issued a lifetime exclusion to Koryn Kraemer—the second lifetime ban in our agency’s history. Kraemer, age 25, has been charged in the brutal attack on the Cleveland Avenue MAX Station platform. The attack occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2023, when […]
Ride TriMet free on Saturday, Feb. 4 and stand for equality to honor Rosa Parks January 20, 2023 by Tia York Transportation partners C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar will once again join TriMet in suspending fares to promote transit equity on Rosa Parks’ birthday “Her courageous act drew national attention to a simple truth, that civil rights must be protected for all,” states TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr., in an audio promotion for the day of […]
TriMet plans upgrades to several elevators beginning in late January January 13, 2023 by Tyler Graf Starting Jan. 23, some TriMet elevators will be temporarily out of service as crews work to install more durable doors Improvements are coming to several TriMet elevators starting Monday, Jan. 23, resulting in two-day outages for six elevators at MAX stations, transit centers and a park and ride. Only one elevator will be out of […]
Become a service worker and get a foot in the door at TriMet January 12, 2023 by Tia York TriMet continues agency-wide hiring efforts in 2023, with events starting in January that help make getting a job easy Doors of opportunity are open at TriMet. We are hiring, and as 2023 rolls ahead, we are looking to build our maintenance team from the ground up. We are hosting a special hiring event on Thursday, […]
TriMet to host open houses on Forward Together service improvements and proposed fare increase January 5, 2023 by Tia York Public invited to in-person and virtual events between Jan. 17 and Feb. 4, to give feedback on Forward Together service improvements for 2023-24 and fare increase proposal for Jan. 2024 TriMet’s public engagement for major service improvements planned for the coming year and a proposed 2024 fare increase continues, with 12 in-person and virtual open […]
(VIDEO) Rolling with TriMet? Hop on board, next stop 2023! December 28, 2022 by Tia York Here at TriMet, we’re ready to ring in 2023! The New Year will bring many improvements to service. We’re preparing for the future with our Forward Together service concept and will be furthering our focus on the climate with the addition of 24 new electric buses to our fleet. We’ll also be continuing our agency-wide […]
Free rides return on TriMet this New Year’s Eve to help you ring in 2023 safely December 19, 2022 by Tyler Graf In partnership with ODOT, free rides begin at 8 p.m. on December 31, with extended late-night MAX service Relax, kick back and leave the driving to TriMet this New Year’s Eve. Free rides return this year to get you to and from the night’s celebrations the safe way. In partnership with the Oregon Department of […]
(VIDEO) TriMet partnership helps connect people to homes and transit December 15, 2022 by Tyler Graf With the completion of the Fuller Station Apartments, more people will have convenient access to both transit and affordable housing In a little under a year and a half, Clackamas County’s newest affordable housing project went from seed to tree, springing up on land that had previously been used as part of TriMet’s Fuller Road […]