As TriMet’s celebrates our 50th year of operations, we look back on a service that’s helped drive the Portland metro area for generations On December 1, 2019, we’re celebrating the big one. TriMet is turning 50. We’ve come a long way over the last five decades – from 175 used buses, a service area limited […]

Delays decreased by as much as 76% after PBOT added a bus and bike-only lane on SW Madison Street and a bus-priority lane on NW Everett Street New, dedicated bus lanes are speeding up trips for thousands of TriMet bus riders, moving them more efficiently and giving them time back in their day. The Portland […]

Cindy Kassab, who has been in the driver’s seat for 43 years, becomes the second woman operator to attain the crowning achievement When Cindy Kassab started driving for TriMet, she was 23 years old. Johnnie Taylor’s “Disco Lady” topped the music charts. Gas was 59 cents a gallon. Apple Computer Company was just getting started, […]

Small, temporary route adjustments will help keep bus lines that serve Clackamas Town Center Transit Center on time The hustle and bustle of the holiday season brings some changes for riders on buses that serve Clackamas Town Center. On seven days in late November and December, we will temporarily detour buses that use the mall’s […]

Se estima en más de $3.3 millones el ahorro en gastos de transportes desde que se inició el programa en Julio de 2018 “Me dijeron que esto era para ayudar a personas de bajos ingreso y lo aproveché,” dijo Maria en español mientras conversaba en el jardín de flores en el Centro Cultural en Cornelius. […]

Transit cost savings estimated at more than $3.3 million since program opened to the public in July 2018 “They told me that this was help for people with low income, and so I took advantage of it,” said Maria in her native Spanish as she sat in a flower garden outside Centro Cultural in Cornelius. […]

Move to Hop Fastpass® now as old-style tickets will no longer be accepted after Dec. 31, 2019 TriMet is now 50 days away from no longer accepting old forms of fare, including foil-stamped paper tickets and tickets purchased on the TriMet Tickets mobile app. What that also means is that you still have 50 days […]

Take part in a short survey before Saturday, Nov. 30, to let us know what matters most about getting to and from your stop or station When you ride transit, your trip starts before you step onboard a bus or train. It starts the moment you step out the door. Our efforts to make our […]

Unvalidated foil-stamped paper and mobile tickets can be exchanged for Hop value at the TriMet Ticket Office Monday through Friday and on select Saturdays through the end of the year TriMet is helping riders make the move to Hop Fastpass®, a faster and more convenient way to pay your transit fare. Dec. 31, 2019, is […]