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News•News/Media Release•April 3, 2023

BROOKVILLE Delivers First Liberty NXT Streetcar

This delivery expands the Portland Streetcar fleet and allows for more frequent and reliable service.

News•Staff•February 7, 2022

Intersection Lands 3 West Coast Contracts

In all, Intersection’s network reaches over 50 million people through more than 400,000 digital and static assets nationwide.

News•METRO Staff•October 28, 2020

INIT Expands Contactless Payment to C-TRAN Paratransit Service

The Hop Fastpass is a regional, account-based system shared by TriMet, C-TRAN, and Portland Streetcar, and provides cross-state services within the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region.

News•Staff•May 21, 2019

Portland-Vancouver launches transit fare card on iPhone

The Hop Fastpass® is the first transit fare card in North America to launch in Apple Wallet.

News•Staff•January 2, 2019

Portland streetcar system lands FTA grant

The grant is part of the FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, which funds land use and transportation planning along fixed-guideway transit investments.

News•Staff•November 28, 2018

Streetcar systems in Portland, Seattle led to boost in development

Factors such as a healthy real estate market, available land, and development supportive zoning and other policies are key.

News•Staff•April 17, 2018

INIT launches Portland-Vancouver virtual ticketing app

The app is the result of a collaboration between INIT, TriMet, and moovel and uses Google Pay to complete transactions.

News•Staff•August 23, 2017

INIT adds open payments system to Portland-Vancouver fare system

The plan offers riders greater social equity, and provides more cost-effective transport options for travel throughout the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area.

News•Staff•July 18, 2017

INIT modernizes Portland-Vancouver area electronic fare payment system

Hop Fastpass is a fully integrated open payments e-fare system that can accept regular contactless fare media (Hop cards) and will accept contactless credit or debit card payments.

Transit Dispatches•Rhonda Bell•March 22, 2017

How Cities Are Embracing Streetcars Once Again

The streetcar might seem like a transit method of the past, but look at some of the major metropolitan areas in the U.S. — Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Tucson, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington D.C. and Orange County — and it’s clear that cities are starting to embrace the streetcar once again. While it’s one cog in the wheel of a comprehensive transit system, streetcar systems can act as a boon for economic development, and a powerful tool for revitalizing sagging corridors and attracting the much-sought after talent of a young, hip workforce who choose to reduce, delay, or completely forego car ownership.

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