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See what we've been up to at TriMet!
Our newest MAX station is almost ready to roll! MAX Red Line trains will begin serving the brand-new Gateway North MAX Station on Monday, March 4. Trains heading toward City Center from the Portland Airport will go through the station for more efficient trips.
The new station was built during the weeks-long disruption to the MAX Blue, Green and Red lines that started back in January. We can’t thank our riders enough for their patience – you have been amazing!
Most of the work during the disruption was for our A Better Red project that will improve the reliability of the entire MAX system. And when completed in August, it will also extend Red Line service by 10 stations west to Hillsboro.
 And there’s more construction ahead! The MAX Blue Line will be disrupted between Hatfield Government Center and Orenco Station from March 16-24 for additional A Better Red work on the west side. Find more information at trimet.org/betterred.
We’re getting new electric buses -- 24 of them! A handful of the buses have arrived at our Columbia Operations Facility in Northeast Portland after making the 650-mile journey from the manufacturer in Livermore, California. (They stopped to charge along the way!) The new electric buses will go into service later this year.
TriMet is (still) hiring! If you missed our big hiring event this week, we’ve got you covered! Visit trimet.org/careers to see available opportunities from departments across our agency including:
We’re also hiring summer interns! Interns can apply in wide range of fields including Public Arts and Service Planning. They earn $21 per hour, with assignments lasting 12 to 40 weeks.
Did you know that you can skip the ticket machine and use your contactless credit card, phone or smartwatch to buy Adult fare directly at a Hop reader? It’s so easy and works just like a contactless payment at a store or restaurant. Just tap your card to the NFC sign (three curved lines) to the reader on your way to the train or when you hop on the bus!
And now, frequent riders get another benefit: you use the same contactless payment method to pay fare throughout the month. Once you reach your 18th day pass within a calendar month, you’ll ride the rest of the month for free! Learn more at trimet.org/fares/bankcard.
It’s never been easier to get transit assistance based on income or military status. Applications for Honored Citizen fare can be completed 100% online. You can even submit your own photo for your personalized Hop card. That means you could soon be riding for up to 72% off the cost of Adult fare. More than 60,000 people have signed up for our reduced Honored Citizen fare based on income since we expanded the program in 2018.
We improved our Frequent Service on four bus lines this month as we continue to roll out our Forward Together service plans. Buses are arriving more often on lines 12, 52, 72 and 75. We also extended some trips on Line 77-Broadway/Halsey to provide better service to workers at major employers like FedEx and Amazon.
Improvements like these are vital for thousands of people who rely on TriMet to connect with jobs, schools, health care and other services. You’ll see more from our Forward Together bus service improvement program this summer and fall and beyond.
We’ve kicked off a new partnership with the Portland Timbers and Thorns! This season, your digital ticket to the game doubles as proof of fare for taking the bus or MAX to and from Providence Park on match day! The promotion is good for three hours before and three hours after the game. It applies to any bus or MAX line required for your trip.
The Timbers’ 4-1 win over the Colorado Rapids drew big crowds to the game and onto TriMet. Let’s keep up this energy all season long! Go Timbers! Go Thorns!
If you’ve been riding MAX for a while, you may have noticed a plaque placed near the operator cab on some of our oldest trains, our Type 1s. MAX was so new and innovative back in the 1970s and 80s that we wanted to recognize the people who got the project up and rolling. A handful of our original 26 train cars had plaques honoring the light rail system’s earliest visionaries. One of those plaques was dedicated to our first Director of Light Rail Transportation, Bob Douglas. This is his story told through the eyes of his granddaughter.
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