While it is clear the pandemic has changed the face of transit operations, it has also proven the importance of proper emergency planning to meet passenger and employee needs.
But despite all of the changes in the past year, TriMet’s operators have remained a steadying force, helping those who have needed to ride and serving the community through extraordinary times.
Sam Desue Jr., who has been with the agency since 2019, currently serves as TriMet's chief operating officer.
A search for Kelsey’s replacement will begin immediately.
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.
TriMet and Hampton Jitney tapped CURIS System’s hydrogen peroxide fog to revolutionize their disinfection practices and cleaning protocols.
Once opened, the new TriMet bridge will be the final piece of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project and will create another north-south connection over MAX and Union Pacific Railroad tracks, where stopped heavy rail traffic can create a barrier that cannot be crossed safely.
The new actions TriMet announced join the steps and actions taken over the past five years, in coordination with its Transit Equity Advisory Committee, to make TriMet more fair and equitable.
The IMI grantees, which will be awarded approximately $20.3 million, will execute innovative mobility solutions in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Video celebrates one of TriMet's newest MAX rail employees, Ben Meigs, whose sixth-grade basketball team was coached by TriMet Rail Training Supervisor Anthony Herring. The lessons coach Herring taught young Meigs went beyond basketball and lasted for years, with the mentorship resuming now at the agency.