As TriMet’s celebrates our 50th year of operations, we look back on a service that’s helped drive the Portland metro area for generations On December 1, 2019, we’re celebrating the big one. TriMet is turning 50. We’ve come a long way over the last five decades – from 175 used buses, a service area limited […]

Sunday service comes to Line 16-Front Ave/St Helens Rd, while 51-Vista and 99-Mcadam/McLoughlin see their schedules shift to improve performance Changes are coming to several TriMet bus lines to add service,  increase reliability and improve the customer experience. The service improvements will go into effect starting Sunday, Dec. 1. These upgrades continue our largest bus […]

MAX and bus service bring you within steps of Portland’s two biggest light displays It’ll soon look a lot like the holidays, with the festive sparkle of lights adding a touch of magic to the city. And while Rudolph and his famous nose aren’t available to guide the way to the lighted celebrations, TriMet has […]

Delays decreased by as much as 76% after PBOT added a bus and bike-only lane on SW Madison Street and a bus-priority lane on NW Everett Street New, dedicated bus lanes are speeding up trips for thousands of TriMet bus riders, moving them more efficiently and giving them time back in their day. The Portland […]

Cindy Kassab, who has been in the driver’s seat for 43 years, becomes the second woman operator to attain the crowning achievement When Cindy Kassab started driving for TriMet, she was 23 years old. Johnnie Taylor’s “Disco Lady” topped the music charts. Gas was 59 cents a gallon. Apple Computer Company was just getting started, […]

MAX whisks you around the congestion on I-205, avoids the need to find a parking spot Today, Friday, Nov. 22, is expected to be the busiest day of 2019 at Portland International Airport, and TriMet’s MAX Red Line lands you right at the terminal. Trains run every 15 minutes most of the day, every day. […]

Chains, ice melt, switch heaters and more are at the ready in the event of snow or a deep freeze this winter Portlanders aren’t typically fazed by a little rain. But falling snow, slippery asphalt or the swooshing sting of sub-freezing wind—well, those conditions cause some understandable concern. It can seem like life comes to […]

Small, temporary route adjustments will help keep bus lines that serve Clackamas Town Center Transit Center on time The hustle and bustle of the holiday season brings some changes for riders on buses that serve Clackamas Town Center. On seven days in late November and December, we will temporarily detour buses that use the mall’s […]

Se estima en más de $3.3 millones el ahorro en gastos de transportes desde que se inició el programa en Julio de 2018 “Me dijeron que esto era para ayudar a personas de bajos ingreso y lo aproveché,” dijo Maria en español mientras conversaba en el jardín de flores en el Centro Cultural en Cornelius. […]

Transit cost savings estimated at more than $3.3 million since program opened to the public in July 2018 “They told me that this was help for people with low income, and so I took advantage of it,” said Maria in her native Spanish as she sat in a flower garden outside Centro Cultural in Cornelius. […]