American Public Transportation Association conferred TriMet with its highest honors for security and safety, acknowledging TriMet’s ongoing improvements to the wellbeing of our customers and the community TriMet’s Board of Directors has approved continuing and expanding TriMet’s Safety Response Team, recognized for making a positive impact on the community and in the transit industry. The […]

Ozzie Gonzalez, Dr. LaVerne Lewis and Kathy Wai will lead the governing body for Oregon’s largest transit agency through June 2025 The most diverse Board of Directors in TriMet history has achieved another first: They have selected the most diverse trio of officers to lead the organization’s governing body. The board elected Ozzie Gonzalez as […]

The TriMet Board of Directors welcomes Robert Kellogg as its newest member. Kellogg was nominated by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek. The Oregon Senate approved Kellogg’s appointment on June 16, to take effect July 1, 2023. Former Tualatin City Councilor, Southwest Corridor steering committee member joins TriMet Board Kellogg will serve as the director for TriMet […]

A new $2,500 hiring bonus and efficiencies to TriMet’s training program have made it easier to get a foot in the door at Oregon’s largest public transit provider James Bledsoe’s career at TriMet began with a bus, a broom and a dustpan. Now the interim director of Rail Equipment Maintenance, Bledsoe viewed his first foray […]

The Gresham City Hall Park & Ride will close permanently on June 16 to allow Multnomah County to build a new 95,000-square-foot library A partnership between TriMet and Multnomah County will soon breathe new life into an underused park & ride in Gresham. On Friday, June 16, 2023, the Gresham City Hall Park & Ride […]

From Capitol Hill to Oregon, Tyler Frisbee has helped shape equitable transportation throughout region The TriMet Board of Directors welcomes Tyler Frisbee as its newest member as of June 1, 2023. Frisbee was nominated to serve on the Board by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and the Oregon Senate approved the appointment in April. Frisbee brings […]

Pedestrians, cyclists and others should plan for minor route changes across the bridge starting Monday, June 5 It’s inspection time for Portland’s transit and pedestrian bridge. TriMet’s biennial inspection of Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, begins Monday, June 5, and will last until Friday, June 9. Due to the work, pedestrians, cyclists and people […]

Plan before you go and stay flexible, as city festivities are expected to impact transit and traffic With TriMet at the wheel, traveling to the Rose Festival doesn’t have to be a thorny issue. Forget about gassing up your car and finding parking. No need to worry about the added hassle of road congestion, or […]

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 […]