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

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

TriMet will celebrate Transit Employee Appreciation Day on Friday, March 18, to give thanks to our operators, front-line employees and the staff who have worked on-site throughout the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our community going TriMet invites you to help us celebrate the team that keeps our region moving. This […]

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

When the Division Transit Project opens in September as TriMet FX™—Frequent Express—riders will be in for a better type of bus service that moves them more efficiently between Downtown Portland and Gresham, but even non-transit riders are benefiting from this transit project. The project is making vital improvements that are also helping people walk, bike […]

$1.8 billion budget prioritizes projects to make bus and light rail service faster and more reliable, accelerates TriMet’s adoption of clean fuel technologies, advances transit equity by supporting riders struggling financially and seeks to restore our workforce Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began changing our world, TriMet is rolling toward recovery with our proposed […]

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

Expanded Title VI Program survey adds questions on ridership patterns, service priorities and safety and security on TriMet as restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic ease Every three years, TriMet reviews and updates our Title VI program to ensure compliance with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Title VI is part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, […]