It’s easy as 1-2-3. Take your Hop card or Hop ticket, tap it to a Hop reader, hop on board. TriMet is reminding riders to follow these three easy steps every time you ride a bus or train and every time you make a transfer. Tapping your Hop card or Hop ticket ensures you have […]

TriMet has launched our largest bus service expansion in history, and we’re already planning for improvements that you’ll see in the fall of 2020 and beyond. Help shape the future of transit by attending an upcoming open house and sharing your feedback. You could help make a difference for hundreds of thousands of riders who […]

Construction on schedule for a series of projects improving reliability, creating a smoother ride and upgrading systems MAX trains will be back serving Gresham Blue Line stations between Rockwood/E 188th Ave and Cleveland Ave Sunday, Oct. 6, following a two-week improvements project that covered a 2.3-mile stretch of the line. The project combined upgrades at […]

All MAX lines, 14 bus lines, more than 220 bus stops affected by new marathon route Expect the patter of running shoes hitting pavement Sunday, Oct. 6, during the return of the Portland Marathon. Runners will tackle a new 26.2-mile course, a totally revised route that will snake its way over bridges, roads and even […]

Every day, TriMet MAX trains roll through the streets and WES trains travel along the trackway, getting people safely to work, school, anywhere they need to go. But with today’s distractions and everyone in a hurry, our operators and engineers face more challenges than ever as they move trains carefully throughout our community. Whether you’re […]

Work, school, events and appointments: they’re among the most common destinations for TriMet’s riders. Ask any one of them what matters most when they take the bus, and you’ll hear the same response again and again. They want to get there quickly, and they want to arrive on time. “We have doctor’s appointments that we […]

MAX Blue Line disrupted, streets closed in Gresham during two-week construction, from Sept. 22 through Oct. 5 A major improvements project to the MAX Blue Line in Gresham is less than a week away. Once completed, it will represent one of the most diverse collections of upgrades TriMet has performed during a two-week period. From […]

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, TriMet began celebrating 50 years of service to the Portland metro area The year was 1969. Across the country, there were winds of change. Richard Nixon was sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. The Boeing 747 took its maiden flight. Two American astronauts became the first humans […]

Gresham MAX Improvements to disrupt eastern end of MAX Blue Line, close five stations TriMet will make vital upgrades to one of the oldest sections of the MAX system this month, part of our efforts to boost reliability and make the overall experience for our riders better. Drivers, too, will feel the benefits of the […]