With resources from Keep Oregon Moving, TriMet continues to find new ways to support low-income riders with a free pass for unlimited rides for the first month of enrollment Relief is on the way for new and returning riders to TriMet’s income-based reduced fare program. You’re getting a month of unlimited rides on our buses […]

Pay, benefits and future opportunities set TriMet apart as a stable employer with prospects for long-term success TriMet bus operator Anthony Albright has a life goal: He wants to own a home. For years, the 30-something, college-educated, Portland native fended off invitations from a friend, a TriMet mechanic, to apply to become a bus operator. […]

Following 2 ½ years of construction, TriMet’s Division Transit Project is nearly complete, with better bus service benefiting communities from Gresham to Downtown Portland just 100 days away With construction of the Division Transit Project nearly complete, we’re counting down 100 days to the launch of our new TriMet FX™, or Frequent Express, bus service. […]

New bus station platforms on Division at 82nd, 93rd and 122nd will open to Line 2 riders on Sunday, June 12, with connections to MAX Green Line Riders on TriMet’s Line 2-Division will begin using more select Division Transit Project bus stations on Sunday, June 12. These stations are located on SE Division Street at […]

Ongoing, agency-wide hiring efforts include bringing on mechanics, who earn at least $37.02 per hour and receive a generous package of low-to-no cost employment benefits   When you’re a mechanic at TriMet, you make a difference before the rubber meets the road. Our maintenance team works around the clock to service a fleet of nearly 700 […]

TriMet Board vote finalizes approval of $1.93 billion budget ahead of July 1 start to TriMet’s new fiscal year In a unanimous vote, TriMet’s Board of Directors granted formal approval to the budget for the next fiscal year, setting the agency’s priorities in motion for the second half of 2022 and first six months of […]

TriMet’s hosting a special hiring event on Tuesday, May 17 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Courtyard Portland Downtown/Convention Center, where participants can ask questions, attend orientation, interview and receive a conditional job offer in one, easy stop Niktani Somilleda looks fresh in his bright blue TriMet uniform, even after driving a full […]

May 17 hiring event at Courtyard Portland Downtown/Convention Center gives applicants a unique opportunity to apply, attend orientation, interview and begin completing required steps to become a TriMet bus operator, in one convenient location TriMet’s bus and light rail operators are known for making their job look easy. Now TriMet’s making it easy to put […]

Adjustments coming to lines 15 and 63, as well as Washington Square Transit Center, ahead of fall’s Division Transit Project opening It’s a big year for TriMet, and an important one for the Portland region, when it comes to improving our public transit system. In just over four months, we’ll open the first TriMet FX™–Frequent […]

As ridership dropped about 60% during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, TriMet will now repurpose unused funds from our low-income fare program to get more people on board TriMet’s efforts to help those struggling financially connect with jobs, education and services are getting an unexpected boost, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This […]