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TriMet unveils $215M MAX Red Line expansion at Hillsboro ceremony
The expansion, which adds 10 new western stops to the Red Line, has been under construction for three years.
Think Out Loud
How TriMet is increasing security and enforcement in Portland metro
Since 2022 TriMet has been increasing enforcement and has more than doubled the number of safety and security staff. We'll hear from the agency to learn more about these efforts.

Politics
TriMet to add 14 electric buses along Portland’s most-used line
The federal government awarded TriMet a $39 million grant to buy fuel-cell electric buses, improve facilities to house them and train staff who will maintain them.

TriMet Max train, streetcar collide in Portland, injuring two
A crash between a TriMet MAX train and street car closed an intersection and pinned a driver, who had to be extricated by emergency crews.

UPDATE: Man charged with stabbing Black teens on MAX train rejected from jail twice
Adrian Cummins was supposed to be in jail when he uttered a racist slur and then stabbed two Black teenagers on a Portland lightrail train on Sept. 2, Multnomah County prosecutors alleged in court records.

TriMet to vote next week on proposed fare increase
The Portland-area transit agency has not raised fares in more than 10 years.

Portland-area TriMet considers raising rider fares in 2024
TriMet is considering raising its fares for the first time in more than a decade.

Weekday Wrap: Income inequality in Oregon; Shakespeare Festival director gets support; salmon left to rot near Cascade Locks
In other news, the life cycle of a tree in Oregon's forest products industry; Southwest Washington's housing problem; and TriMet pulls its 60-foot articulated buses from new line.

Longer, accordion-like TriMet buses hit Portland’s streets this week
The agency celebrated the new, faster bus line and other transportation improvements along the Division Street Corridor between Gresham and Downtown Portland.

TriMet faces historic driver shortage
TriMet is in need of 350 operators. As a result of this driver shortage, services for 10 bus lines will be scaled back.