Do your part for the environment this Earth Day — ride and support TriMet! April 22, 2025 by Mark Miller Local transit service replaces tens of millions of car trips each year, reducing air pollution, congestion More than 8 billion people share our planet. Every one of us has a responsibility to help keep it beautiful and livable. April 22 is Earth Day! Here at TriMet, we work hard every day of the year to […]
Welcome aboard! TriMet introduces new generation of battery-electric buses August 21, 2024 by Mark Miller Our newest e-buses are now serving riders on Line 9, with more soon to follow TriMet’s new battery-electric buses are officially on the road! Twenty-four next-generation “e-buses” are entering service with TriMet this year. The first of those buses began welcoming riders aboard Line 9-Powell in July, offering a smooth, quiet and comfortable ride between […]
Extended-range electric buses supercharge TriMet’s zero-emissions push February 26, 2024 by Mark Miller Latest generation of GILLIG battery-electric buses could welcome riders aboard as soon as spring, improving our region’s livability and sustainability On a partly sunny February day, the first of a new generation of zero-emissions buses rolled into TriMet’s Columbia Operations Facility. The long-range battery-electric buses had been driven up to Portland from GILLIG’s manufacturing center […]
