Ordinance for January 2024 fare increase will first go before the Board in April 2023, with Board action in May 2023 The TriMet Board of Directors has asked TriMet staff to formalize a fare increase proposal for its consideration that, if approved, would take effect Jan. 1, 2024. At a Board retreat on Nov. 9, […]

TriMet has retained our national reputation as a creditworthy and responsible steward of financial resources. Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), one of the nation’s leading credit-rating firms, has reaffirmed our AAA bond status for the fifth straight year.  AAA is the highest possible rating from Kroll. The agency describes the esteemed position as “assigned only […]

TriMet’s new FX2-Division line uses special signals at key intersections that let buses bypass red lights to skip congestion When our new FX2-Division bus line opened last month between Downtown Portland and Gresham along Division Street, a lot of people asked: “What makes it faster?” Everything about FX is optimized for getting people to their […]

Nearly 4,600 responses collected over four weeks of outreach and engagement will help shape Forward Together plan, with additional public comment periods held as individual bus line changes roll out Forward Together, TriMet’s reevaluation and redesign of our bus service, moves into a new phase this week. As part of Forward Together, we took the […]

Ordinance 369 makes eligible for long-term exclusions, up to a lifetime ban, those committing the most serious misdemeanors and further addresses chronic banned behavior Newly proposed changes to TriMet Code would strengthen TriMet’s ability to help keep riders and employees safe. Brought before TriMet’s Board of Directors on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, for its first […]

The Blue Line will be disrupted from Nov. 12-19 for construction near Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport MAX Station On the heels of a weekend disruption and construction along the MAX Red Line in Northeast Portland, TriMet is planning for another MAX shutdown less than three weeks from now, as part of our continuing A Better Red […]

From Oct. 22-23, shuttle buses will serve stations between Gateway/NE 99th Ave Transit Center and Portland International Airport as crews install bridge girders at Gateway Green Park Work on TriMet’s multi-year A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Project continues and will require another MAX Red Line disruption this month. Construction planned north of the […]

Inessa M. Vitko will become TriMet’s Executive Director of Transportation Operations on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. She’ll direct all operational activities for our bus, MAX light rail, WES commuter rail and LIFT paratransit services. Vitko has extensive knowledge across many transit functions and currently serves as Chief Operations Officer at C-TRAN. She began her transit […]

TriMet begins online, in-person and virtual public outreach on a “Forward Together” concept that could move more people to more places they want to go COVID-19 changed where people go and how they get there. At TriMet, we recognize that we may need to make big changes as a result. As we come out of […]

TriMet begins FX2-Division Frequent Express bus service, updates routes and improves schedules for fall, while implementing a temporary, 2% service-level reduction due to ongoing operator shortage TriMet FX® is at your service, with a new type of transit for the 15-mile Division Street corridor, from Gresham to Downtown Portland. This morning, FX picked up its […]