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/// January 2026 ///
🚌 Service Cuts 🚌
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We know you depend on us, and service cuts are always our last resort. But with rising costs and less money coming in, we must reduce spending now to avoid more severe cuts down the road, which would affect many more riders.
In July 2025, we announced a $300 million annual budget gap. We have already reduced spending by about $150 million and that’s before the larger service changes and cuts we’re now proposing. We reduced spending mostly through cutting internal expenses, reducing staff and pausing future bus service increases.
Our new service change proposals center on network efficiency, combining lines or reducing where lines run near others. We propose eliminating some bus lines and moving routes to maintain as much service as possible. This focuses our service investment where it is needed and used most. While we are keeping frequency on higher used lines, some proposals reduce how often buses arrive at times when fewer people are riding.
Go to trimet.org/servicecuts to learn more about the service cuts, share your feedback and help us shape the future of our transit service. The survey closes this Saturday, January 31 at 5 p.m.
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🚌 Ride Free on Rosa Parks’ Birthday 🚌
This upcoming Wednesday, February 4, we’ll be honoring Rosa Parks and her contributions to the civil rights movement. We will not be collecting fares on our buses, MAX and LIFT.
Portland Streetcar and C-TRAN will also join us in not collecting fares.
🧼 Keeping Your Ride Clean 🧼
Keeping our buses clean and ready to roll into service helps create a comfortable and consistent experience for our riders. Before our buses even hit the road, there’s a team working hard to help keep them looking good, in top shape and fueled for service.
From deep cleaning to fueling vehicles, our Bus Maintenance service workers are the behind-the-scenes heroes doing this important work every single day.
Read the blog to learn more about the bus cleaning process
🚐 Parks Shuttle Pilot Project Survey 🚐
Portland Parks is gathering community feedback on a pilot program that will offer a shuttle to transport Portlanders from North, Northeast and East Portland to Washington Park and Forest Park during summer 2026.
Washington Park includes the Oregon Zoo, International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Garden, Hoyt Arboretum, the World Forestry Center and other attractions. Forest Park includes over 80 miles of trails and offers opportunities for hiking, biking, birdwatching and other nature experiences.
🎉 New SPOT Southwest Microtransit Service 🎉
Washington County’s new, on-demand public transit service SPOT Southwest is now available in Beaverton and Tigard! It’s a free, easy way to get around Southwest Beaverton and River Terrace, places where TriMet doesn’t currently serve. SPOT also takes you to Cooper Mountain Nature Park.
Catch the SPOT Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Just use the app or call to book a same-day ride within the service area and SPOT picks you up right outside. SPOT uses small shuttles that are ADA-accessible and have bike racks, so everyone can ride.
Traveling to the area? Just take TriMet bus lines 43, 45, 56, 76 or 78 to Washington Square Transit Center and use the SPOT Ride app to connect to SPOT Southwest.
Learn more about SPOT
🗓️ TriMet Events Calendar 🆕
The worst part of planning the weekend is researching what to do. Well, we’re doing that research for you from now on! Check out our new events page for a thoughtfully curated list of fun happenings that you can access via TriMet 👏
Visit the new Events Calendar
📚 FREE Community Transportation Academy 📚
Learn about local transportation and more! The Community Transportation Academy at Portland State University will teach community members in Portland and Oregon the fundamentals of how the transportation system works and how to get involved to make a difference.
The course is free and open to any Oregon resident and will cover statewide and local transportation topics. You'll learn from PSU transportation faculty, researchers and transportation experts from the Portland region and beyond.
Classes will be on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 7:40 p.m., starting March 31 through June 2, 2026. Participants will be able to attend in person at the PSU campus, or join on-line.
Learn more and apply by February 16
🏒 Winterhawks Giveaway 🏒
We’re giving away VIP tickets to the February 7 Winterhawks game.
You’ll get seats in the “Hawks Corner,” located on the ice, next to the players tunnel. You can’t get any closer to the action as the Winterhawks take on the Seattle Thunderbirds!
Employees of TriMet and immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of employees are not eligible.
✨ Portland Winter Light Festival ✨
This is your reminder that the Portland Winter Light Festival kicks off next month💡
Skip the headache of parking and ride TriMet to the festival. Tap your credit/debit card, mobile wallet or Hop card to instantly pay Adult Fare 🥳
Learn more about the Portland Winter Light Festival
📸 Pic of the Month 📸
One of our team members took this photo of an FX2 bus and Portland Streetcar on Tilikum Crossing!
Have photos you’d like us to consider for this newsletter? Send them to us at ridersclub@trimet.org
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