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Dear Rider,
We’re writing to you with some difficult news about service cuts that we need to make.
Since 2019, we’ve faced staggering cost increases in almost everything related to running the transit system, including labor, vehicles, facilities, contractors, equipment and software.
After the Oregon Legislature failed to pass House Bill 2025 — the Oregon Transportation Reinvestment Package (TRIP) — and due to a significant and growing budget gap, we will begin reducing our service in November 2025. More cuts are being planned for March and after, with at least a 10% overall cut to service expected by August 2027.
Reserves have helped us maintain our service over the last few years, but we must take action now to close a $300 million gap between our annual expenditures and revenues and avoid more severe service cuts down the road.
We’ve already begun cutting costs internally, and that will continue. But unfortunately, cuts to our transit service and reductions to our staff are unavoidable. Without increased state funding for transit, these service reductions will become even more severe.
You can learn more about the proposed service cuts online at trimet.org/budgetcuts. In the weeks and months ahead, we will share which lines will be affected, outreach events planned and how you can weigh in.
We’re taking these changes very seriously and understand it will affect many of you. We’ll continue to update you and bring you into the conversation.
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