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See what we've been up to at TriMet!
Great news for our nearly 2,800 union employees and those yet to join our team! TriMet and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 757 have a new Working & Wage Agreement.
What’s new?
- 13.64% wage increase over four years (with a 4% increase starting Dec. 1, 2024)
- Two increases in employer 401(a) contribution (with total agency contribution of 10% by Dec. 2027)
- $5,250 annual tuition reimbursement
- $150 monthly childcare subsidy
- Added pay for some overnight work and much more!
Riders will see the benefits too as the new contract will help support more regular cleaning at TriMet facilities and fewer canceled trips.
 Ready to join our team? We offer a $7,500 hiring bonus for bus and rail operators and $2,500 for key maintenance positions. Plus we have entry level union jobs that start at $22.62/an hour. Learn more at trimet.org/careers, and save the date! We’d love to see you at our next big hiring event on Oct. 9!
We welcome Erin Graham and JT Flowers to the TriMet Board of Directors! Erin Graham is the new representative for TriMet District 2: NW, S, SW and Downtown Portland. JT Flowers is the new representative for TriMet District 5: North and Northeast Portland. Selected by Gov. Tina Kotek and confirmed by the Oregon Senate, they’ll get started in their official capacity on Oct. 1. Learn about their passions and what drove them to join our Board.
We’re teaming up with Metro to explore upgrading our popular Line 57-TV Hwy/Forest Grove to become a new Frequent Express line, similar to FX2-Division.
Click this link to weigh in on proposed station locations and ask questions about this prospective future TriMet FX™ line. The survey is open through Oct. 1. You could win a TriMet Month Pass or a family pass to the Oregon Zoo!
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has published its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The program includes light rail, bus service and space for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Draft SEIS details the program’s potential benefits and impacts on transportation, the environment and our community. You can review the document and provide feedback now through November 18.
The last week of September marks See Tracks? Think TrainⓇ week. Formerly Rail Safety Week, it serves as a simple but potentially life-saving reminder about staying safe around trains. Just take a look at these close calls our MAX trains had with cars and pedestrians, and check our six tips for rail safety.
A change in Oregon drug law gives local law enforcement the tools to address public drug use. TriMet is educating our riders about the change and our rules for riding that prohibit smoking of any kind on TriMet. We encourage riders who see someone with illegal drugs or any other non-urgent security concerns while using our transit system to report it by calling or texting our 24-hour security hotline at 503-238-7433 (RIDE). Thank you for helping us keep public transit safe and welcoming.
Community Warehouse is now the proud owner of two former TriMet LIFT paratransit buses! TriMet General Manager handed over the keys during a ribbon cutting at the organization’s new westside furniture bank in Tigard.
The buses have reached the end of the road for our purpose of providing door-to-door paratransit service. But they have miles and miles still to give helping Community Warehouse—a partner who shares TriMet’s goals of connecting people to opportunities!
In late August, we celebrated the opening of the largest expansion of MAX light rail in nearly a decade. The MAX Red Line now provides more service in Washington County and a one-seat ride between our Hillsboro Airport Station and PDX. But did you know that historically, September has been MAX’s big month?
The first ever MAX line opened Sept. 5, 1986. It originally ran between Downtown Portland and Gresham until Sept. 12, 1998, when then Vice President Al Gore helped us celebrate the extension of the MAX Blue Line west to Hillsboro. And on September 10, 2001, the original MAX Red Line opened. See which other MAX lines share a September birthday!
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