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 […]

With 28 years at TriMet, one bus operator has the unique experience of driving our original articulated buses, as well as our only 60-foot, fully converted, diesel-to-electric bus With nearly three decades as a bus operator with TriMet, it’s a good thing that Shelli enjoys driving. It’s a love that she made into a lifelong […]

Increases aim to address most severe operator shortage in TriMet history Starting today, April 22, all newly hired bus operators at TriMet will earn $25.24 per hour to start and be eligible to receive a $7,500 hiring bonus. That’s a $4,000 bonus increase! TriMet must hire more than 300 operators to bring staffing levels back to […]

Clackamas-based firm is building infrastructure along Division Street for TriMet’s new high-capacity bus line, and creating jobs and opportunities for people Affordable Electric owner Jean-Wildy Malary supervises one of his crews working at 168th and Division Street. Two workers are carefully connecting wires to an electrical cabinet at a Division Transit Project station. The electricity […]

TriMet thanks our partners for helping to make riding the bus to work, school and many other destinations faster and easier with improvements completed during the COVID-19 pandemic Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic caused thousands of Oregonians to change their daily routines, people are heading back to the office. We’re excited to let riders […]

Longer, 60-foot articulated buses return to TriMet’s fleet for the first time in more than 20 years UPDATE: As of May 1, 2022, TriMet increased the bus operator starting wage to $25.24 per hour. New bus operators are also eligible to receive a $7,500 hiring bonus. Learn more at