
From helping societal problems like homelessness and mental health to adding more security officers, these agencies are providing an example of how transit can help a community.
From helping societal problems like homelessness and mental health to adding more security officers, these agencies are providing an example of how transit can help a community.
Public officials in Austin, Texas hope that an ongoing multi-billion-dollar transit authority project there will reduce automobile traffic by 50% when completed. Whether that goal is reachable or not is undetermined, but the project is indicative of a shift in public transit throughout the country.
This new contract includes the reservations, scheduling, customer service, and dispatch functions of TriMet’s LIFT program (ADA paratransit).
Anthony Albright shares what motivated him to become a bus driver in Portland.
TriMet is helping those haven’t had to commute on transit since the start of 2020.
The company now offers customers a 605 kWh lithium ion NMC battery and powertrain solution to support larger and heavier vehicles that will easily haul their significantly higher passenger loads.
Andrew Wilson has been with TriMet since 2016, serving as director of Risk Management and, earlier in 2021, as interim director of Safety and Environmental Services.
Bonnie Todd will be the first female COO in TriMet history.
TriMet celebrated the shift to a cleaner burning fuel on Dec. 2, with General Manager Sam Desue Jr. and Oregon Sen. Michael Dembrow.
With the VEDS powering the bus, TriMet will be extensively evaluating system capabilities that can increase range up to 25% higher than other electric drive systems with similar sized battery packs in the North American market.
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