New four-year Working and Wage Agreement gives union employees a more than 13% wage hike and adds other benefits aimed at increasing retention and drawing new employees to TriMet to support service and customer experience improvements TriMet’s new Working and Wage Agreement with union employees represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 757 takes […]

Tentative 4-year agreement includes a more than 13% wage increase, 401a contribution increase, new childcare subsidy, tuition reimbursement and other changes that bolster TriMet’s ability to expand service and improve the customer experience *Information on union vote has been updated. TriMet and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 757 leadership have reached a tentative agreement […]

Construction has begun on two additional stories of parking at the SE Park Avenue Park & Ride  TriMet kicked off a year-long project that will free-up more parking at an historically busy Park & Ride in North Clackamas County, giving commuters southeast of Portland more access to transit. The project will also fully realize the […]

Construction activities to make way for hollywoodHUB, a community-centered, mixed-use, transit-oriented development with affordable housing, neighborhood-gathering space and modernized transit facilities Big changes are coming to TriMet’s Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave Transit Center in Northeast Portland. Construction has begun on a series of projects that will transform the transit center into affordable homes, bustling retail and […]

From Capitol Hill to Oregon, Tyler Frisbee has helped shape equitable transportation throughout region The TriMet Board of Directors welcomes Tyler Frisbee as its newest member as of June 1, 2023. Frisbee was nominated to serve on the Board by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and the Oregon Senate approved the appointment in April. Frisbee brings […]

Pedestrians, cyclists and others should plan for minor route changes across the bridge starting Monday, June 5 It’s inspection time for Portland’s transit and pedestrian bridge. TriMet’s biennial inspection of Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, begins Monday, June 5, and will last until Friday, June 9. Due to the work, pedestrians, cyclists and people […]

A look at five ways TriMet is taking climate action TriMet’s middle name might as well be “climate-friendly.” Being green is part of our culture, but with the effects of climate change being felt every year, we know we can do more in reducing our pollution while providing a low-carbon travel option for people all […]

TriMet Board approves Ordinance 369, making those committing the most serious misdemeanors eligible for long-term exclusions and further addressing chronic banned behavior TriMet’s Board of Directors, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, approved Ordinance 369 to amend the TriMet Code—the rules for operating and riding TriMet—to strengthen the agency’s ability to help keep riders and employees […]

Ordinance 369 makes eligible for long-term exclusions, up to a lifetime ban, those committing the most serious misdemeanors and further addresses chronic banned behavior Newly proposed changes to TriMet Code would strengthen TriMet’s ability to help keep riders and employees safe. Brought before TriMet’s Board of Directors on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, for its first […]