TriMet

Portland, OR 97201

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1800 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97201
United States
http://trimet.org/
503.962.7505

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TriMet provides bus, light rail and commuter rail transit services in the Portland, Ore., metro area.

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TriMet Type 6 MAX train.
Jan. 17, 2025
The Type 6 MAX trains are the agency’s most advanced trains and are part of an overall effort to boost reliability and the rider experience.
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Riders can experience crowding and delays on TriMet’s Line 72-Killingsworth/82nd, which provides more than 65,000 weekly trips, primarily along 82nd Ave.
Dec. 23, 2024
The 82nd Ave. Transit Project will bring high-capacity bus service to 10 miles of 82nd Ave. between Clackamas Town Center and Northeast Portland by 2029.
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Hop fare touchscreen vending machines.
Nov. 21, 2024
The vending machines will allow riders to buy and reload plastic Hop cards at MAX stations and transit centers rather than the single-day-use Hop tickets dispensed by ticket vending...
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Nov. 8, 2024
The fixed wireless access lines will enhance TriMet’s mobile data, which the agency plans to use in the future to further improve system performance and security.
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TriMet completes first phase of TOD project near Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave MAX Station
Nov. 6, 2024
A new and permanent ramp connecting the MAX station to a pathway leading to Northeast Halsey Street opened on Nov. 1, near the future home of BRIDGE Housing’s hollywoodHUB project...
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TriMet’s Security Operations Center helping to improve agency’s safety efforts.
Oct. 24, 2024
The center aims to improve security response and address other concerns on the system.
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TriMet’s blue-light security phones are being installed at most MAX platforms to address riders’ safety concerns and deter crime.
Oct. 21, 2024
TriMet’s blue-light security phones are being installed at most MAX platforms to address riders’ safety concerns and deter crime.
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Mt. Hood Community College’s new campus brand-new bus will help to connect students with home, work and other destinations.
Oct. 8, 2024
The new bus stop will create better access to transit for students and faculty at the college.
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Approval of TriMet's bus system increased by seven percentage points between 2023 and 2024, to 77 percent. Among riders only, the approval reached 81 percent, up from 74 percent last year.
Oct. 1, 2024
TriMet's annual survey found improved opinions of its service and safety among both riders and non-riders, but a large gap remains between those who use the system and those who...
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A Better Red official opening ceremony participants get ready for a ceremonial ‘first ride’ on a brand new MAX train, one of four purchased as part of the project. From left to right: Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai, Port of Portland Chief Public Affairs Officer Dave Robertson, TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr., Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway, FTA Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool, TriMet Board Vice President Thomas Kim, Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty, Oregon Department of Transportation Public Transportation Division Administrator Suzanne Carlson, Centro Cultural Policy Director Nansi Lopez, Westside Economic Alliance Executive Director Elizabeth Mazzara Myers, PBOT Director Millicent Williams.
Aug. 30, 2024
The opening of the MAX Red Line Extension completes the agency’s A Better Red, a three-year, two-phased project to increase the light-rail system’s reliability and extend the ...

Articles & News

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TriMet safety personnel.
Jan. 13, 2025
L.A. Metro finished retrofitting all of its buses with new barriers that fully enclose and protect bus operators while TriMet’s safety efforts have improved with the passage ...
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 Claire Khouri (top left), Brandon Rapez-Betty on left and Karl Otterstrom on right (top right), Amtrak logo (bottom right).
Dec. 2, 2024
Amtrak named Jennifer Mitchell as its executive vice president of strategy and planning, Spokane Transit Authority has promoted Brandon Rapez-Betty and Karl Otterstrom as interim...
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Transit agencies, state DOT’s come together to celebrate See Tracks? Think Train® Week.
Sept. 27, 2024
The week was launched by OLI in 2017 to focus attention on the importance of making safe choices when driving or walking near railroad tracks and trains.
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June 26, 2024
The new contract includes compromises and improvements that benefit TriMet’s union employees, the agency and TriMet riders.
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June 25, 2024
Starting July 1, the two agencies will begin enforcing harsher punishments for riders who break rules while riding the transit systems.
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April 16, 2024
The garage, which was completed in 2022 after four years of construction, is four times the size of the old garage and accommodates charging infrastructure for future zero-emission...
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Feb. 12, 2024
Under the new bill, a person using illicit drugs on a public transit vehicle or at a transit station could be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor.
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Members of TriMet's Community Safety Team checking a train in downtown Portland, Ore., in April 2023.
Oct. 3, 2023
The five transit agencies in Washington State and Oregon that commissioned the first-of-its-kind study are putting mitigation recommendations into practice to keep riders and ...
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Sept. 8, 2023
The study found fentanyl and methamphetamine on board numerous transit vehicles, but the positive samples contained small amounts that are unlikely to cause acute medical conditions...
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APTA recognized its 2023 Rail Safety, Security and Emergency Management Awards winners at its Rail Conference that was held in Pittsburgh, Pa.
June 15, 2023
The awards, which added a new emergency management category this year, recognize transit organizations’ proactive safety and security efforts.

Videos & Resources

TriMet's 24-Hour Service is Making a Comeback
Aug. 20, 2018
Starting Sunday, September 2, the Portland metro area will have more transit options than ever before.
TriMet’s New North-South Bus Line Brings Better Connections, Economic Opportunity to East Portland
Feb. 26, 2018
Darcella grew up in East Portland. She attended Alder Elementary School, in Reynolds School District. It’s a school with a Portland address, but it sits in what often seems to...
A Moment of Silence
June 2, 2017
TriMet asks the community to join in a moment of silence at 12 p.m. on Friday, June 2 to honor the men who lost their lives and those forever affected by the tragic events on ...
TriMet's Test Train on 11th Morrison
May 22, 2017
MAX train tests out new track work at SW 11th and Morrison on May 20, 2017 following TriMet's Morrison-Yamhill MAX Improvements project.
Heroes Among Us
March 14, 2017
Hear about the heroic act TriMet bus operator Justin Clemens performed before starting his shift.
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Aug. 5, 2016
This weeks transit update features videos from TEB Technology, The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), TriMet, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and the Maryland...
BikeTown Launch Event at Tilikum Crossing
Aug. 5, 2016
BikeTown, Portland's public bike share system, has launched with an event at Tilikum Crossing.
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April 29, 2016
This week’s transit update includes videos from TriMet, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transit System, Metro Transit, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority...
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April 28, 2014
TriMet bus shredded and recycled at the R.S. Davis Recycling facility in Clackamas, Ore. On average, 65 percent of the each bus is recyclable.

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two women stand with back to camera looking at ePaper display in blue bus shelter
Feb. 18, 2025
With these new ePaper displays, TriMet is bringing more information and resources to a broader base of riders.
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TriMet’s BEBs begin service throughout Portland, Ore.
Aug. 22, 2024
The first BEB began welcoming riders aboard Line 9-Powell in July, with the agency expected to roll out more BEBs on more lines in the coming weeks.
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A new Oregon law will help prevent crime on TriMet systems.
Aug. 14, 2024
The law, which will go into effect Sept. 1 and is one of two new drug laws in the state, will make possession of small amounts of illicit drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine...
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Aug. 9, 2024
The agency is extending some trips on Line 76, adding a brand-new weekday line and extending the route of Line 34 to make it a better option for more people.
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The six agencies awarded an APTA Rail Safety and Security Award were evaluated based on the effectiveness, benefit level, innovation and transferability of some their projects...
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March 14, 2024
The budget includes nearly $849 million for daily operations, $201 million for capital investments and about $58 million in pass-through and contingency funds.
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March 5, 2024
The Gateway Transit Center has returned to full function as part of the A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project.
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Feb. 29, 2024
Dan Blair will be joining TriMet as executive director of the agency’s transit systems and asset support division and John Weston is the new executive director of maintenance ...
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Feb. 27, 2024
The third-generation electric buses feature a 33 percent boost to energy storage compared to TriMet’s second-generation buses and will help the agency transition to a zero-emission...