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 […]

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 […]

Elevator will be closed for improvements starting Wednesday, Nov. 13; eastbound platform elevator scheduled to reopen Dec. 9 Elevator improvements at the Sunset Transit Center enter their final phase Wednesday, Nov. 13, when work begins on the Park & Ride elevator. Part of a multi-year, $22 million effort to overhaul 19 of TriMet’s 29 public […]

Track Maintainers inspect tracks and fix issues throughout the 60-mile light rail system without disrupting MAX service Chris Anderson laces up his steel-toed boots every morning knowing he’s going to put them to good use. As a track maintainer for TriMet’s Maintenance of Way department, Anderson and his partner Darin Flesvig walk miles—whether in the […]

With daylight saving time ending Nov. 3, boost your brightness and take extra precautions As the days continue to get shorter, more pedestrians and cyclists will encounter a common scenario: a flash of headlights shine out of the darkness. As a pedestrian or cyclist, you see the lights, but does the driver see you? With […]

Leave the car—or broomstick—at home and let TriMet deliver you to the spooktacular events this October The air is crisp, the trees are vibrant and the mood is spooky as October lurches toward its pinnacle event— Halloween—and the mid-point of autumn. It’s a magical time to explore our community or check out the local attractions. […]

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 […]

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 […]