Author name: Roberta Altstadt

TriMet’s expanded agreement with the DA’s office holds criminals accountable while improving overall community safety Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Julian Samuels plays an important role in increasing safety for TriMet riders and employees. He’s one of two deputy DA’s now working to hold people accountable for crimes committed against TriMet riders, employees or property. […]

While levels of drugs detected in University of Washington’s first-of-its kind study of air and surfaces on transit described as “extremely low,” TriMet urges regional crackdown on public drug use     TriMet values the health and well-being of riders and employees, and that’s why we have been working to keep the rampant use of illicit

The TriMet Board of Directors welcomes Robert Kellogg as its newest member. Kellogg was nominated by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. The Oregon Senate approved Kellogg’s appointment on June 16, to take effect July 1, 2023. Former Tualatin City Councilor, Southwest Corridor steering committee member joins TriMet Board Kellogg will serve as the director for TriMet

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