Tougher penalties for drug use on TriMet buses and trains Oregon’s new law for illicit drug use on public transportation vehicles went into effect Jan. 1 Our riders and bus and rail operators deserve an environment free of people using illegal drugs like...
New Hop card vending machines are coming to MAX stations Starting in early December, we’ll begin rolling out a new type of fare vending machine at select MAX stations. The new machines will allow riders to buy and reload Hop cards instead of disposable paper tickets....
Enforcing the Rules for Riding It’s time to make transit cleaner, safer and more accessible. As part of TriMet’s commitment to delivering a great riding experience, we’re increasing the enforcement of our rules for riding. We’ve been working to improve the customer...
Let’s make TriMet a drug-free zone New legislation would give law enforcement the tools they need to keep illegal drugs off of transit. We believe all Portland-area residents deserve a safe, welcoming and reliable transit system – one where they should not have to...
It’s time for a crackdown on public drug use With the illegal use of fentanyl skyrocketing across the U.S. and here in the Pacific Northwest, TriMet recently joined four transit agencies in Washington State to study fentanyl and methamphetamine levels in the air and...
Transit signal priority 101: Technology keeps buses out of traffic The new FX2-Division line will bring a better bus service to the Division Street corridor with longer, 60-foot buses, bus-only travel lanes in select parts of the route and our best frequency yet. But...
