Note: Due to extreme winter weather in January 2024, the completion date for the project shifted. The following media release has been edited to reflect that change. Riders can plan ahead now, as MAX Blue, Green and Red line trains will return to regular service on Monday, March 4 Construction on TriMet’s A Better Red […]

Note: Due to extreme winter weather in January 2024, the completion date for the project shifted. The following media release has been edited to reflect that change. Some MAX riders encouraged to use other transportation as contractors finish construction at the Gateway Transit Center and perform additional improvements TriMet is preparing to put the finishing […]

Facilities across the transit system are going through thorough deep cleaning and daily improvements as part of refresh You may notice more activity at TriMet’s stations and transit centers: painting, power washing, litter pick up and more. It’s all part of a focused effort to refresh our most heavily used rail stations and transit hubs, […]

TriMet can take you to and from many of the season’s celebrations, and trimet.org makes it easy to plan before you go All the good cheer of the most wonderful season of the year tends to disappear in holiday traffic. But before your heart shrinks three sizes too small and your skin sprouts green shag, […]

While there will be no impact to transit riders, cyclists and others should plan for minor detours October 9–27 TriMet’s singularly iconic bridge and jewel of the Willamette River will soon undergo its first intensive examination of its cable system this month, a critical component in supporting the “cable-stayed” bridge. To accommodate the work, Tilikum […]

A community event at the SE Park Ave MAX Station will give the public a first look at a new train TriMet’s sleek, blue and brand new MAX trains are ready for their sneak-peek introduction to the public! We are bringing one of our newest-generation MAX trains—what we call the “Type 6”—to the SE Park […]

The 18-mile extension of MAX Blue Line from Downtown Portland to Hillsboro reaches its 25th anniversary on Sept. 12 The first public riders to make a MAX Blue Line trip all the way from Gresham to Hillsboro did so on a warm Saturday in September. It was 1998— 12 years after the first stretch of […]

With the one-year anniversary of TriMet FX® – Frequent Express – fast approaching, an important aspect of the service has come into focus: FX buses are more efficient, thanks in large part to next-generation transit-signal priority. The cloud-based system, which uses artificial intelligence to give buses more green lights and fewer reds, is among the […]

Resuming Aug. 28, the transit center elevator will provide access only to riders with valid fare TriMet is entering the next phase of an elevator safety and reliability project, intended to cut down on misuse and the need for unplanned repairs. Resuming Aug. 28, the elevator at Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave Transit Center will only be […]

With more work to come, TriMet hits mid-point on schedule to reopen MAX Red Line Oct. 22 TriMet’s four-month-long disruption for “A Better Red” is approaching the halfway mark on schedule. In the past two months, crews have been busy with significant demolition and construction of the MAX system between the Gateway Transit Center and […]