More buses, better connections on TriMet for workers

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March 2 brings upgrades for 10 bus lines, along with adjustments to schedules, stop locations

Image of a TriMet bus serving Line 70-12th/NE 33rd Ave.

Does rush-hour traffic get you down? Leave your car behind and take the bus to work!

TriMet is adding new service to employment centers in Hillsboro and North Portland on Sunday, March 2. We’re improving several bus lines to better serve riders’ needs, especially those who count on TriMet to get to and from jobs and classes.

We’re also improving two of our new bus lines running in place of MAX late at night, providing more late-night service to the Portland International Airport.

Plan your trip now at trimet.org! Be sure to set the date in the trip planner to March 2 or later.

Improving TriMet’s bus service

We’re improving service on 10 bus lines starting March 2.

Some buses on Line 6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd will now serve Amazon facilities in North Portland. Buses on Line 6 will alternate between a route that serves Northeast Vancouver Way and a route along North Schmeer Road, between Northeast Gertz Road and the Delta Park/Vanport MAX Station.

Line 47-Main/Evergreen will serve a new route with stops at Intel’s Ronler Acres campus and the Willow Creek Transit Center in Hillsboro. This improvement connects Line 47 riders to the MAX Blue and Red lines and additional bus lines at Willow Creek. It also provides direct service to one of the region’s largest employment centers.

The new route means Line 47 will no longer serve Northwest Bronson Road, 174th Avenue and Laidlaw Road, due to low ridership. However, we’re adding more trips on Line 67-Bethany/158th, both earlier in the morning and later in the evening on weekdays, so we can better serve riders in the Bethany area. Line 67 will continue to provide TriMet bus service to the Portland Community College Rock Creek Campus.

We’re also adding more buses on these Frequent Service lines:

Riders of Line 70-12th/NE 33rd Ave will also see more weekday morning service.

We’re improving service on Line 287-Blue Eastside Bus and Line 292-Red Bus as well. These lines are among TriMet’s newest bus lines. We rolled them out last August to provide late-night service in place of MAX trains, giving maintenance crews more time to work on the MAX light rail system overnight. We’re adding buses on these two lines to better address our riders’ needs.

Additionally, we’re adjusting some bus stop locations at Clackamas Community College, the Parkrose Transit Center and the Willow Creek Transit Center to improve connections.

You can find more information and updated schedules at trimet.org/servicechange.

Schedule adjustments

We periodically adjust bus schedules to make it easier for riders to make connections and get where they’re going on time.

Starting March 2, we’re moving some bus arrival times by 6 minutes or more on the following lines:

Two morning trips on Line 8-Jackson Park/NE 15th that only run between Downtown Portland and Marquam Hill will be discontinued due to low use.

If you ride one or more of these bus lines, be sure to check trimet.org and plan your trip! Set the date for March 2 or later to find the best travel option for you.

Improving service with Forward Together

The March 2 service improvements are part of TriMet’s Forward Together service concept, developed with the community. Through Forward Together, we’re revamping our bus service throughout the region to make bus better, especially for people with low and limited incomes. Many people rely on TriMet to access opportunities and meet their essential needs. We provide tens of thousands of rides to work, school, health care and other services every day.