TriMet invites you to join in our day-long celebration of the people who help keep our region moving; take a moment to recognize the hard work of our bus and train operators on Friday, March 17, for Transit Driver Appreciation Day Let’s face it. You’ll have a better chance of seeing a TriMet bus or […]

Complete an application, ask about open positions and get answers about the great benefits TriMet offers at Embassy Suites Hillsboro on Tuesday, March 14 TriMet is hosting a job fair on Tuesday, March 14, to share information about more than 40 positions that are currently available with our organization. TriMet started as a bus company, […]

Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which will guide agency spending from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, includes $817.3 million for day-to-day operations, up $67.4 million from the previous year’s budget TriMet’s proposed budget for the coming year includes $817.3 million for day-to-day operations as we continue to bring on new bus operators and begin […]

Mural painted by the community as part of FX2-Division Grand Opening Celebration, becomes permanent fixture along TriMet’s first FX bus line There’s music in the air at Southeast 42nd Avenue and Division Street. Crews working with TriMet completed installation of Angelina Marino-Heidel and Joel Heidel’s mural, “The Music,” last week. The striking artwork, which is […]

Since 2018, TriMet has made our reduced Honored Citizen fare available to qualifying riders who earn up to 200% of the federal poverty level, as well as seniors and people with mental and physical disabilities  More Oregonians can ride TriMet for significantly less, under new poverty guidelines released by the federal government. For 2023, the […]

Transportation partners C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar will once again join TriMet in suspending fares to promote transit equity on Rosa Parks’ birthday “Her courageous act drew national attention to a simple truth, that civil rights must be protected for all,” states TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr., in an audio promotion for the day of […]

TriMet continues agency-wide hiring efforts in 2023, with events starting in January that help make getting a job easy Doors of opportunity are open at TriMet. We are hiring, and as 2023 rolls ahead, we are looking to build our maintenance team from the ground up. We are hosting a special hiring event on Thursday, […]

Public invited to in-person and virtual events between Jan. 17 and Feb. 4, to give feedback on Forward Together service improvements for 2023-24 and fare increase proposal for Jan. 2024 TriMet’s public engagement for major service improvements planned for the coming year and a proposed 2024 fare increase continues, with 12 in-person and virtual open […]

Here at TriMet, we’re ready to ring in 2023! The New Year will bring many improvements to service. We’re preparing for the future with our Forward Together service concept and will be furthering our focus on the climate with the addition of 24 new electric buses to our fleet. We’ll also be continuing our agency-wide […]

Revised Forward Together concept updates 22 bus line changes, including adjusted routes, combining lines, more buses running more days and hours TriMet has revised our Forward Together service concept based on feedback that we heard from thousands of people during public engagement conducted throughout our service district in October. Forward Together is the redesign of […]