Author Archives: Tia York

TriMet’s $1.75 billion budget for next fiscal year drives toward major ridership increase

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With continuing investments in safety and security, cleanliness, service improvements, system reliability, workforce development and climate action, TriMet looks to sustain and grow ridership into the future As we head into our next budget year, TriMet is thinking big for our agency and our region. We’ve put a priority on ridership and getting more people […]

New executives add more than half a century of transit maintenance experience to TriMet’s leadership team

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TriMet has named two new members to the executive leadership team: Dan Blair is the Executive Director of the agency’s newly developed Transit Systems and Asset Support Division and John Weston is the new Executive Director of Maintenance Operations, the position that Blair had been serving in an interim capacity since early 2023. Both executives will […]

With reduced fare, you could ride TriMet for a month, for less than the cost of a tank of gas. See if you qualify and start saving today!

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Since 2018, more than 60,000 people have signed up for our reduced Honored Citizen fare based on income, and we’ve expanded ways to qualify to include active duty military and veterans, as well as people 65+, on Medicare or experiencing a disability Are you living on a low income? Serving in the U.S. military or […]

Come work for TriMet, as December pay increase boosts wages for union employees 11.5% since 2022

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TriMet’s more than 2,500 union employees receive 4% wage increase starting Dec. 1 under Working & Wage Agreement extension negotiated with Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 757 in 2022 TriMet employees who are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 757 are getting a raise this December. The 4% wage increase takes effect Friday, Dec. 1, for […]

Ready when you are! More buses arriving every 15 minutes or better as TriMet rolls out service improvements starting Sunday, Dec. 3

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Forward Together improvements starting Sunday, Dec. 3: Frequent Service upgrade for Line 48-Cornell, route change for Line 62-Murray Blvd, more weekend service on Line 70-12th/NE 33rd Ave, plus changes at Sunset Transit Center and schedule improvements to help keep buses on time Better bus service is coming to Washington County! Starting Sunday, Dec. 3, we’re […]

TriMet honors those who have served, extending Honored Citizen reduced fare program to active-duty military, veterans and reserves 

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Benefit grants active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and reserves greater access to jobs, educational opportunities, health care and services, at a fraction of the cost TriMet is expanding our Honored Citizen fare program to honor active and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces in a lasting salute to their courage and […]