E-Scooters Have Arrived. Here’s What You Need to Know.

E-Scooters Have Arrived. Here’s What You Need to Know. Let’s cut right to the chase: Electric scooters are fun. They’re a lot of other things, too, depending on whom you ask. Controversial, convenient, frivolous, potentially dangerous — it felt like...
Now Available: Reduced Fares for Low-Income Riders

Now Available: Reduced Fares for Low-Income Riders

Now Available: Reduced Fares for Low-Income Riders If you have trouble affording your TriMet fare, relief may be available. Oregon residents who are 18 to 64 years old and have an income less than twice the federal poverty level can apply to ride for a lower fare. If...

Avoid Interstate Construction Traffic This Summer

Avoid Interstate Construction Traffic This Summer Hearing the phrase “a good time to plan a vacation” about upcoming roadwork does not exactly inspire confidence in a smooth commute. But that is what’s being said about this summer’s I-84 and I-5...

Starting July 1: A Fairer Citation Process

Starting July 1: A Fairer Citation Process A court record can affect your ability to get a job, rent a house or serve in the military. But until now, a TriMet fare evasion citation had to be resolved within the court system, in most cases leading to a court record. We...

Rolling Out Soon: Our Largest-Ever Bus Service Expansion

Rolling Out Soon: Our Largest-Ever Bus Service Expansion Our largest-ever expansion of bus service is officially a “go” with the approval of our Fiscal Year 2019 budget last week. Thirteen lines will soon have more frequent buses or will run for more...