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62-482: Owned by regional transit agency TriMet , the current transit center opened in 2009 and is located east of the Clackamas Town Center mall, adjacent to Interstate 205 . Clackamas Town Center has hosted a bus transit center since 1981, with the original transit center located on the north side of the mall. The first Clackamas Town Center Transit Center opened in 1981 and was located on the north side of

124-526: A light rail system, MAX , in 1986, which has since been expanded to five lines that now cover 59.7 miles (96.1 km). It also operates the WES Commuter Rail line since 2009. It also provides the operators and maintenance personnel for the city of Portland -owned Portland Streetcar system. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 62,055,600, or about 206,400 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. In addition to rail lines, TriMet provides

186-453: A backup. TriMet has had four main paint schemes during its five-decade history. The agency's first paint scheme, adopted in April 1970, featured a tangerine (or orange ) base with silver (unpainted metal) along the middle portion of the lower half and a white stripe below and above the windows. The windshield also had a white outline around it. The white above the windows curved upward to

248-691: A change in route 31. Expansion of the mall required the closure of the original transit center in June 2006, with the TC temporarily moved just to the east of the 1981 site (and moved again in December 2007). By this time, TriMet had given final approval to the extension of the MAX Green Line to Clackamas Town Center and planned to construct a new transit center at the site of the MAX station, which would be next to

310-598: A commission on every ticket sale through the app. An e-fare system named " Hop Fastpass " was introduced in July 2017. Developed by INIT (Innovations in Transportation) for TriMet, the City of Portland, and C-Tran , at a cost estimated (in 2015) to be about $ 30 million, the new Hop Fastpass system enables riders to pay with a fare card , using card readers on buses and train platforms and, as of August 2017, using

372-558: A flat fare system, with a single price (for each category of rider: adult, youth, senior or disabled) regardless of the distance of the trip. Single-fare tickets permit unlimited transfers to other routes within 2½ hours, and passes are valid until end of the service day. Several different methods of fare payment are available. On buses, riders can pay with cash, but no change is given. On the MAX Light Rail system, in common with most other North American light rail systems and on

434-422: A long, mostly level north–south route. TriMet acquired four more hybrid buses in 2015 with even greater electronic technology on board. Since October 30, 2006, all TriMet buses and paratransit minibuses have been fueled by a B5 biodiesel blend. Plans to increase to a B10 or higher mix were later put on hold as a result of cost increases and problems experienced in a trial use of B10 blend in about one-quarter of

496-415: A portion of the funding for the streetcar lines. As of September 2024 , TriMet operates 75 bus routes (plus five routes that replace the MAX light rail service in late-night hours). Each route is identified by both a number and a name. The numbers are mostly in the range 1–99, but there are currently eight routes with three-digit numbers. From 1969 until 1973, TriMet bus routes were named but not numbered,

558-461: A practice inherited from Rose City Transit and the "Blue Bus" lines , but route numbers were assigned to all routes in August 1973. Seventeen bus routes are designated as "Frequent Service Lines", which the agency defines as having a headway of 15 minutes or less most of the service day (service is less frequent in the early morning and late evening). Fifty-eight percent of all bus trips are on

620-421: A similar paint scheme, but with green and blue colors. There have also been other paint scheme variations. TriMet's 3800-series battery-electric buses use an all-blue paint scheme with several blue stripes and wind turbine graphics to call attention to their being all-electric buses. The WES RDCs use a paint scheme of mostly bare metal with a large white stripe along the windows, and a smaller blue stripe above

682-543: A smartphone equipped with NFC ( near field communication ) via a digital wallet . The name is said to evoke both the speed of the rabbit and the hop plant used as an ingredient in the craft beer brewed in Portland. As of July 2022 , TriMet's fleet included 696 buses, in lengths of either 40 or 30 feet (12 or 9 meters) for use on traditional fixed-route services. TriMet also owns a fleet of 253 minibuses and 15 vans for use on LIFT Paratransit service. By March 2017,

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744-662: Is 3,285,275, ranked 19th largest in the United States (3,280,736 based on the 2020 Census). This area includes the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area; Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, and other surrounding areas. Major cities in the region in addition to Portland include Beaverton , Gresham , Hillsboro in Oregon, and Vancouver in Washington. The area also includes

806-563: Is a metro area with its core in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington . It has 5 principal cities, the largest being Portland, Oregon . The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and other entities. The OMB defines

868-681: Is less frequent in the early morning and late evening). TriMet connects to several other public transit systems: TriMet also links to various local shuttle services operated by the following: Ride Connection , which serves Banks , Gaston , King City and North Plains ; the Swan Island Transportation Management Association; the Tualatin Transportation Management Association; Intel ; Nike ; and Oregon Health & Science University , including

930-606: Is overseen by a seven-person board of directors appointed by the state's governor. As of 2022 , the agency has around 3,428 employees. TriMet is "a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon", with powers to tax, issue bonds, and enact police ordinances and is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor of Oregon . It has its own boundary, which currently encompasses an area of about 533 square miles (1,380 km ). The TriMet district serves portions of

992-845: Is provided by C-Tran . In Columbia County , the Columbia County Rider provides transit service on weekdays connecting St. Helens with downtown Portland and connecting Scappoose and St. Helens with certain points in urban Washington County, including the PCC Rock Creek campus, Tanasbourne and the Willow Creek MAX light rail station. Amtrak trains serve Portland Union Station . The Coast Starlight runs from Los Angeles to Seattle while Cascades connects Eugene to Vancouver, BC . The Empire Builder heads east to Chicago . State highways , numbered as Interstate , U.S. and Oregon Routes , in

1054-571: Is where Interstate 84 starts at Interstate 5 , both major highways in the Pacific Northwest . Other primary roads include Interstate 205 , an eastern bypass of the urban core, U.S. Route 26 , which heads west and southeast, U.S. Route 30 , which follows the Oregon side of the Columbia River northwest and east, mirrored by Washington State Route 14 east from Vancouver , and Oregon Route 217 , which connects US 26 with I-5 in

1116-611: The Portland Aerial Tram . Long-range transportation planning for the metropolitan area is provided by Metro , an elected regional government. Metro also has statutory authority to take over the day-to-day operations of TriMet, but has never exercised that power, as past studies of such a merger have found it to be problematic. TriMet runs the MAX Light Rail (short for Metropolitan Area Express) system, and contracts with Portland and Western Railroad to operate

1178-814: The Portland Loggers of the North American Rugby League . Other teams include the Portland Pickles and the Hillsboro Hops . Portland is also home to two NCAA Division 1 universities, the Portland State Vikings and the Portland Pilots . The Portland MSA also hosts a number of amateur sports, including college and high school sports. The high school rugby championships are held annually in

1240-650: The Portland Streetcar , which is owned by the City of Portland but operated mostly by TriMet personnel under a contract with the city. TriMet also has a mobile ticketing app, allowing riders to purchase and use tickets for buses, light rail, and commuter rail on their smartphones. The app, called TriMet Tickets, was developed by Portland startup GlobeSherpa (now Moovel Transit) and released in September 2013 at no cost to TriMet. Instead, Moovel Transit will take

1302-487: The Portland Vintage Trolley service, which ran on a portion of the MAX system on most weekends. It was reduced to only seven dates per year in 2011 and was discontinued entirely in July 2014. Additionally, the Portland Streetcar system, which is owned and managed by the City of Portland, not TriMet, is operated and maintained by TriMet under contract with the City of Portland. TriMet also provides

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1364-551: The WES Commuter Rail line (short for Westside Express Service). Fares on MAX (as well as WES) are the same as TriMet bus fares, and fare collection uses a proof-of-payment system (or honor system) with ticket vending machines at each station. Fare inspectors patrol the system randomly. Incidents of violence on the system have led to calls for more security, and some have argued that more thorough checking of fares would improve riders' overall feeling of safety. The TransitTracker system uses satellite tracking on buses and sensors in

1426-685: The Clackamas Industrial Area TriMet The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon ( TriMet ) is a transit agency that serves most of the Oregon part of the Portland metropolitan area . Created in 1969 by the Oregon legislature , the district replaced five private bus companies that operated in the three counties: Multnomah , Washington , and Clackamas . TriMet began operating

1488-552: The Clackamas area. The second element, Pioneer Quilts , is a series of cut steel panels on the railings of the pedestrian bridge to the platform, invoking the quilt patterns of pioneering Oregon quilters. The final element is Twisted Ribbon , a 28-foot-tall (8.5 m) abstract double helix fabricated from retroreflective road markers. The Chain of Life is one of the final works by Elliott, who died in November 2008, before

1550-570: The I-205 freeway on the east side of the mall. The new Clackamas Town Center TC and Green Line MAX station opened on September 12, 2009. The station features a three-story, 750-space park-and-ride garage, and is served by 12 bus lines. The bus boarding area is located on the first level of the garage, which is connected to the MAX platform by a bridge over the I-205 Bike Path . The MAX station uses an island platform design, with access to

1612-402: The MAX tracks to predict arrival times at stops and stations. Additionally, TriMet is partnering with Google Maps to install Bluetooth low energy beacons on MAX platforms, allowing nearby Android device users to directly receive schedule and alert information. TriMet trains operate using reporting mark TMTC . TriMet's rail lines include: From 1991 until 2014, TriMet also operated

1674-525: The MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA were as follows: In 2010 the median income for a household in the MSA was $ 53,078 and the median income for a family was $ 64,290. The per capita income was $ 27,451. The Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 23rd largest in the United States , has a population of 2,226,009 (2010 Census). Of them, 1,789,580 live in Oregon (46.7% of

1736-415: The Portland metro area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties) are under the jurisdiction of Metro , a directly elected regional government which, among other things, is responsible for land-use planning in the region. As of the 2020 census , there were 2,512,859 people within the MSA. As of the 2010 census , there were 2,226,009 people, 867,794 households, and 551,008 families residing within

1798-457: The TriMet board soon took action to replace them with new buses. As of January 2024, TriMet operates a total of 695 buses on 84 routes, 145 MAX light rail cars on five lines, and 253 LIFT paratransit vehicles. Each of the five MAX and 17 of the bus lines are designated as "Frequent Service" lines, scheduled to operate at headways of 15 minutes or less for most of the service day (service

1860-452: The Type 1 trains in 2019. The first car arrived in December 2022, to be tested. Notes on capacities: The commuter rail line between Beaverton and Wilsonville is operated primarily with trains made up from a fleet of four Colorado Railcar Aero diesel multiple unit railcars. TriMet also owns four Budd RDC diesel multiple-unit railcars, of which two have entered service and are used as

1922-489: The WES Commuter Rail line, TriMet uses a proof-of-payment fare system, requiring riders not already in possession of a valid fare to purchase or validate one before boarding. Ticket vending machines at MAX and WES stations accept cash and credit and debit cards. For both bus and rail riders, a number of other payment methods are available as an alternative to cash. TriMet tickets and passes are also valid on

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1984-667: The agency has also experimented with hybrid electric buses . The first two hybrid buses entered service in 2002, but in 2008 TriMet stated that the buses had not performed sufficiently better than its newest diesel buses to justify the estimated 50-percent-higher purchase cost, and that consequently the agency had no plans to purchase additional hybrid buses at that time. These first two hybrid buses were retired in 2012. However, with hybrid technology having improved since that earlier purchase, TriMet acquired four new hybrid buses in 2012 and placed them into service in January 2013 on line 72,

2046-766: The agency to meet the industry standard of an average age of eight years. TriMet's 3900-series buses, an order of 64 diesel buses built in 2018 and 2019 and entering service in February 2019, introduced a new paint scheme for the agency, of all-over blue with a trio of semi-upright orange stripes near the rear on each side. The Frequent Express service operates a fleet of 60-foot (18.3 m) articulated buses; they were manufactured by Nova Bus in Plattsburgh, New York . Each bus can carry up to 115 passengers, 60% more than TriMet's standard 40-foot (12.2 m) bus, and features all-door, right-side boarding via three doors along

2108-608: The area as comprising Clackamas , Columbia , Multnomah , Washington , and Yamhill Counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. The area had a population of 2,512,859 at the 2020 census , an increase of over 12% since 2010. The Oregon portion of the metropolitan area is the state's largest urban center, while the Washington portion of the metropolitan area is the state's third-largest urban center after Seattle and Spokane (the Seattle Urban Area includes Tacoma and Everett ). Portions of

2170-453: The counties of Multnomah , Washington , and Clackamas ; it extends from Troutdale to Forest Grove east to west, and from Sauvie Island to Oregon City and Estacada north to south. For more than 30 years the agency called itself Tri-Met , but it formally dropped the hyphen from its name in 2002, as part of a new corporate identity strategy involving a redesigned logo and new color scheme for its vehicles and other media. TriMet

2232-570: The ends of their normal lifespan (about 18–20 years) and in 2013 TriMet was anticipating that by 2017 all buses would have low floors without steps. TriMet retired its last non-air-conditioned buses in late December 2015. The last series of high-floor buses in service were taken out of regular use in June 2016, but with some kept serviceable through the summer for use on temporary shuttles used during construction-related disruptions to MAX service that took place between August and September. While most of TriMet's fleet uses diesel motors for propulsion,

2294-400: The entire active fleet of regular buses were low-floor models and equipped with air-conditioning . This was the culmination of a plan launched 20 years earlier. In 1997, the TriMet board decided that all buses purchased in the future should be low-floor type and equipped with air-conditioning. The decision was for a gradual phase-out of high-floor, non-air-conditioned buses as they reached

2356-597: The entire bus fleet had been fitted with bike racks. TriMet added a temporary free shuttle service connecting between Rose Quarter Transit Center and a temporary bottle redemption facility in industrial district in Northwest Portland specifically to address people redeeming empty containers while grocers have been relieved from the Oregon Bottle Bill during the COVID-19 pandemic . This service

2418-523: The fall and came into use on November 22, 1981. The transit center was funded by a combination of a $ 350,000 grant from the federal Urban Mass Transportation Administration and $ 50,000 from the mall's owner, the Hahn Company . $ 90,000 of the UMTA grant was for transit improvements elsewhere at the then-new shopping mall, including a park-and-ride lot to the east of the mall (near where the MAX station

2480-466: The fleet. The agency delayed new bus purchases for four years due to the recession of 2008 and the resulting decrease in income from taxes. In 2012 TriMet began to replace buses on an accelerated schedule. By that time some of the buses in the fleet were more than 20 years old and had become more expensive to maintain and less reliable. The first order of 55 40-foot Gillig buses began to enter service in fall 2012, followed by 70 buses in 2013, 60 in

2542-557: The formal opening of the station. Elliott's patterned installation of retroreflective road markers in Twisted Ribbon is representative of his signature style, which was described by biographer Sheila Farr as a "unique, gemlike art medium of radiant color and design." Along with the MAX Green Line, the transit center is served by the following TriMet bus lines: Also, Clackamas County-operated routes to Oregon City and

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2604-425: The frequent service lines. Bus stops that are served by a frequent service line are identified with an additional green sign. The bus system includes 15 transit centers , that allow passengers to transfer between bus routes and, at many transit centers, MAX routes. TriMet buses began carrying bicycles on the front in 1992, on a trial basis on eight routes; the experiment was judged a success and within three years

2666-416: The front on each side the stripe makes a sharp bend and angles upward to the roof (except on MAX cars). The logo of TriMet – which at that time was still using the hyphenated spelling Tri-Met  – was shown on the front end. TriMet's third paint scheme, of white with blue and "buttery" yellow, was adopted in August 2002. It features a white base with a large blue semi-circle at

2728-423: The front, middle, and rear. Up to two bicycles can be stored inside the bus using roll-in racks located near the rear. TriMet's buses operate out of three garages: TriMet's fleet includes 145 light rail vehicles, of 5 general types: TriMet Type 1, Type 2/Type 3 (almost identical), Type 4 and Type 5. The first two cars of Type 5 entered service in April 2015. TriMet placed an order for new cars to replace

2790-682: The metro area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index ; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and is also a component of S&P's 20-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. As of July 2022, the Portland–Vancouver–Salem, OR–WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) consists of five Metropolitan Statistical Areas, covering nine counties in Oregon and three counties in Washington: The 2022 population estimate

2852-655: The metropolitan area include: Notable highways never built, or removed altogether, include Mount Hood Freeway , Interstate 505 , and Harbor Drive . The Portland MSA is home to a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams, including the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers , the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer , the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League and

2914-433: The platform provided by a grade crossing over the western track. Clackamas Town Center Transit Center features multiple works of site-specific art by Ellensburg, Washington –based multimedia artist Richard C. "Dick" Elliott , which are collectively titled The Chain of Life. The first chronological element of The Chain of Life is on the MAX platform, where brick pavers produce patterns from indigenous basketry from

2976-488: The region expects to have funding for by 2027. The "2040 Constrained" lists projects that fit within the region's planned budget through 2040, while the "2040 Strategic" are projects that may be built if additional funding becomes available. TriMet also has a page on their website discussing the future plans for their rail and bus lines. stations opening Cost TriMet has indicated that other extensions and improvements have been studied or discussed with Metro and cities in

3038-439: The region's bus system, as well as LIFT paratransit service. There are 688 buses in TriMet's fleet that operate on 85 lines. In 2018, the entire system averaged 310,000 rides per weekday and operates buses and trains between the hours of approximately 5 a.m. and 2 a.m. TriMet's annual budget for FY 2018 is $ 525.8 million, with 30% of resources coming from a district-wide payroll tax and 10% from fares. The district

3100-467: The region. These proposals include the following, with light rail and alternatives being considered: The following cities and unincorporated communities (*) are in the TriMet service area: TriMet buses and commuter rail also serve Wilsonville, Oregon , which is outside the TriMet district, in order to provide connections to transit services operated by SMART in that city. Portland metropolitan area The Portland metropolitan area

3162-429: The roof at the first door, leaving the bus's front section all orange at the roof. TriMet's second paint scheme, which was adopted in August 1980 and was the agency's standard paint scheme from 1980 to 2002 (but remains in use on most of the Type 2 MAX cars in 2021), features a white base with a three-color stripe below the windows. The stripe colors are (in order from top to bottom) burgundy , red and orange, and near

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3224-411: The shopping mall, next to the movie theater and Meier & Frank store. Buses began serving the site of the transit center (TC) on June 14, 1981, but construction of the TC's passenger facilities was still under way at that time. An island with a large passenger shelter in the middle was constructed, with buses looping clockwise around it and serving stops designated for each route. This was completed in

3286-676: The smaller cities of Corbett , Cornelius , Fairview , Forest Grove , Gladstone , Happy Valley , King City , Lake Oswego , Milwaukie , Oregon City , Sherwood , Tigard , Troutdale , Tualatin , West Linn , Wilsonville , Wood Village in Oregon, as well as Battle Ground , Camas , Washougal , Ridgefield , La Center and Yacolt in Washington. It includes the unincorporated suburban communities in Oregon of Aloha , Beavercreek , Boring , Cedar Mill , Clackamas , Damascus , Dunthorpe , Garden Home , Raleigh Hills , and West Slope , as well as Hazel Dell , Minnehaha , Salmon Creek , Walnut Grove and Orchards in Washington. Portland

3348-618: The south, travelling through Beaverton . Both US 26 and US 30 go to the Oregon Coast . SR 500 runs from Interstate 5 to SR 503. Padden Parkway runs from NE 78th St and east to NE 162nd Ave. Transit service on the Oregon side is generally provided by TriMet . In addition, Sandy Area Metro serves Sandy, South Clackamas Transportation District serves nearby Molalla , Canby Area Transit serves Canby and South Metro Area Regional Transit serves Wilsonville. Service in Clark County

3410-620: The state's population) while the remaining 436,429 live in Washington (6.7% of state's population). It consists of Multnomah , Washington , Clackamas , Columbia and Yamhill counties in Oregon, as well as Clark and Skamania counties in Washington . The area includes Portland and the neighboring cities of Vancouver , Beaverton , Gresham , Hillsboro , Milwaukie , Lake Oswego , Oregon City , Fairview , Wood Village , Troutdale , Tualatin , Tigard , West Linn , Battle Ground , Camas and Washougal . Changes in house prices for

3472-510: The suburban portions of the metropolitan area was operated by four smaller private companies which had a common union and were collectively known as the "Blue Bus" lines : Portland Stages, Tualatin Valley Buses, Intercity Buses and Estacada-Molalla Stages. These were taken over by TriMet on September 6, 1970. Eighty-eight buses owned by the four suburban companies were transferred to TriMet, but many were found to be in poor condition and

3534-463: The summer of 2014, followed by another 30 in October 2014. In early 2015, TriMet received its first new 30-foot buses in more than 20 years. These 22 Gillig buses are similar to the rest of TriMet's new buses, but their shorter length allows them to serve routes with tighter turns and difficult terrain. By mid-2016 TriMet planned to have 326 buses on the road under four years old, which would allow

3596-444: The top, curving downward, and a smaller pale yellow semi-circle at the bottom, curving upward. This was the first paint scheme to use the current logo. TriMet's current standard paint scheme was introduced in early 2019. It is all-over blue with three orange vertical, and slightly angled, lines in the rear portion on each side, with the middle line being thicker than the two outer lines. TriMet's Frequent Express (FX) buses will have

3658-528: The white stripe. The front of the train has a blue and yellow stripe pattern. TriMet works with local jurisdictions and agencies to identify and recommend priority transit projects to include in Metro's Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The 2018 RTP is Metro's latest iteration, and it lists three funding scenarios that divide the region's proposals into three priority levels. The highest priority projects, which are referred to as "2027 Constrained", are proposals

3720-494: Was built many years later) and a signalized bus-only exit road onto Sunnyside Road. Only three bus routes served the transit center originally: routes 72-82nd Avenue, 76-King Road and 78-Linwood. Other routes were added later, including 79-Canby in 1982. In 1985, routes 31-Estacada and 71-Killingsworth-60th were diverted or extended to the Clackamas TC, route 78 was renumbered 28, and route 76 was replaced by 29 Lake-Webster and

3782-472: Was created at the request of Governor Kate Brown and it went into service on April 29, 2020. On September 18, 2022, TriMet started its FX (Frequent Express) service, a limited-stop bus route with some bus rapid transit features. FX replaced the 2-Division, the sixth busiest bus route in the system, and features articulated buses , all-door boarding, transit signal priority , bus lanes and frequent service (12-minute headways all day). TriMet uses

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3844-452: Was formed in 1969 after disputes between the Portland city council and Rose City Transit Company, the private company that previously operated the bus system serving the city (but not its suburbs). The new public agency was created by an ordinance of the Portland city council, under provisions of a law enacted by the 1969 Oregon Legislature , and took over all of Rose City Transit's service and fleet effective December 1, 1969. Bus service in

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