Why Did My Bus Pass Me By? We’ve all been there. You’re waiting at the stop and see your bus coming down the road. It’s getting closer, closer…wait, it’s not slowing down? Oh no, it’s not stopping! ARGH! This experience can leave you feeling like Charlie...
Electric Buses, Powered by Wind Our first all-electric bus began service April 17, 2019, on Line 62-Murray Blvd in Beaverton. In the coming months, four more electric buses will be put into service on the same line. And thanks to our partnership with Portland General...
Why Does a New MAX Line Take So Long to Plan? We started talking about it a decade ago, but the new light rail line is still almost 10 years away. Why? Portland’s first light rail, the Blue Line, began service between Downtown Portland and Gresham in ‘86. Since then...
A New Spin on an Old Idea is Coming to Tilikum Crossing You might have to look closely to see them, but The Bridge of the People is getting some new additions this spring. Twelve vertical axis wind turbines, the first of their kind for any US public transit system,...
What Animals are Allowed on TriMet? What Counts as a Service Animal? He Came He Saw He Rode. Should He Have? It’s not often our transit system makes the news across the world. And as far as we’re aware, this is the first time a llama has caused our...
How Do You Become a Bus Operator? There are lots of reasons why people drive for TriMet. Some are attracted by the pay and others by the great benefits. For many, it’s a stable job with opportunities to grow. More still don’t want to be cooped up in...
