Day passes, single ride and 2 ½ hour tickets to increase. Monthly fares and caps for riders using Hop Fastpass™ cards will NOT increase On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, TriMet’s Board of Directors approved a fare increase that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024. This is the first increase in our base Adult fare […]

Pases de un día, pases de un solo viaje y pases de 2 horas y media van a aumentar. Las tarifas mensuales y los topes de viajes para los pasajeros que usan tarjetas Hop Fastpass™ NO aumentarán El miércoles 24 de mayo de 2023, la junta directiva de TriMet aprobó un aumento de tarifas que […]

The University of Washington research will investigate the effects of second-hand drug smoke on and around transit across the Pacific Northwest As the rampant rise in illicit fentanyl use fuels a public health crisis across Oregon, TriMet has begun working with researchers and other transit agencies to better understand its impacts. Researchers from the University […]

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 […]

Public feedback will help inform fare increase proposal that TriMet Board of Directors is expected to vote on in May 2023 TriMet wants to hear from riders and the community about a possible fare increase that would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The TriMet Board of Directors has asked staff to formalize a […]

Ordinance for January 2024 fare increase will first go before the Board in April 2023, with Board action in May 2023 The TriMet Board of Directors has asked TriMet staff to formalize a fare increase proposal for its consideration that, if approved, would take effect Jan. 1, 2024. At a Board retreat on Nov. 9, […]

Inessa M. Vitko will become TriMet’s Executive Director of Transportation Operations on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. She’ll direct all operational activities for our bus, MAX light rail, WES commuter rail and LIFT paratransit services. Vitko has extensive knowledge across many transit functions and currently serves as Chief Operations Officer at C-TRAN. She began her transit […]

Division Transit Project makes history as certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms paved the way for better FX bus service TriMet, joined by the Federal Transit Administration and regional partners, held a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at Portland Community College Southeast, to launch a new type of high-capacity bus service for the region. TriMet […]

Mark Dorn joins TriMet as our new Executive Director of Engineering, Construction and Planning. Dorn is a seasoned transit practitioner who brings more than two decades of multi-modal transit planning, engineering and design experience to the agency. He has overseen the engineering and construction of light rail, bus rapid transit and streetcar systems throughout the […]

Two new executives—both well-known at the agency—begin new roles to provide further leadership for the agency. The internal promotions will keep TriMet on solid financial footing while expanding our equity and inclusion efforts. Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Officer TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr. has selected John Gardner to be the agency’s first […]