Author Archives: Tia York

TriMet’s first FX-Frequent Express-bus line speeds up trips and increases ridership by half a million rides in first year

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FX reduces travel times by up to 20% with transit priority and bigger buses running more often The first TriMet FX™–Frequent Express–bus line celebrates one full year of service this month with two impressive success stories: increased ridership and proven, faster transit service! We launched the FX2-Division line on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Our big, […]

(VIDEO) Beauty and form meet function: TriMet’s Forward Together plan keeps buses moving by adding another line to car-free Tilikum Crossing 

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TriMet’s Tilikum Crossing, Washington Park MAX station serve up wonder while speeding up transit They are some of the region’s most spectacular architectural landmarks, and they can’t be reached by car. TriMet’s Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People and the underground Washington Park MAX Station are awesome achievements in transportation that were built to be […]

TriMet launching major Forward Together service improvements with adjustments to expand access for riders who depend on transit

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Roll out of Forward Together improvements starting Sunday, Aug. 27, to bring increased frequency, more hours and days of service on multiple bus lines; route changes to speed up service; schedule updates to keep buses on time; reduced or discontinued service on some lesser used, low-ridership bus lines Here we go! Starting Sunday, Aug. 27, […]

TriMet affirms commitment to Downtown Portland with new lease for office space: We are here to stay.

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TriMet Administrative Headquarters moves to One Main Place, contributing to Downtown Portland’s post-pandemic revitalization with a 10-year lease of 95,000 square feet of office space to accommodate hundreds of employees  TriMet has a new destination in Downtown Portland: One Main Place! We’ve moved our administrative headquarters to 101 Southwest Main Street, demonstrating a long-standing and […]

TriMet’s Board adopts budget following approval of 2024 fare increase

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FY2024 budget, which includes agency’s first increase to base fare since 2012, begins full-scale rollout of Forward Together service improvement plan   TriMet’s Board of Directors adopted the agency’s budget for the coming year at its meeting on May 24, 2023, fulfilling its fiduciary responsibility and ensuring that TriMet’s finances are on solid footing heading into […]

TriMet rolls out Frequent Service improvements plus route, schedule and stop adjustments on May 28

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New Frequent Service for portion of Line 17-Holgate/Broadway, improvements to three additional Frequent Service lines, route updates for Line 17 and 70-12th/NE 33rd, and other schedule and stop changes TriMet is making improvements to our service starting on Sunday, May 28. This spring, we are adjusting the routes of lines 17-Holgate/Broadway and 70-12th/NE 33rd. We’re […]