Bus Improvements
Adding and expanding our services to better serve the Portland region.
Forward Together
We’re launching a new phase of community engagement around changes to TriMet bus service that we’re thinking about as part of a much bigger transit concept we call “Forward Together.”
Division Transit Project
TriMet FX™ — Frequent Express — is our new high-capacity bus service. It’s fast, efficient and convenient, with 60-foot buses that run every 12 minutes or better during peak commuting hours.
Speeding Up Buses
Along with the Portland Bureau of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Transportation, we’re speeding up transit in areas where buses often get slowed down. Simple adjustments like allowing buses and bikes to go straight through right turn lanes can significantly reduce delays.
- How We’re Speeding Up Buses BLOG
- Learn how our Better Bus program is addressing bus delays and congested corridors
Rose Lanes
We’re working with local partners Metro and ODOT to move transit through congestion quickly. We’re working with PBOT to install red transit-only lanes that’ll help speed up buses, making transit faster and more reliable.
Service Improvements
Bus Service Improvements in Fall 2025
We added two new lines, extended MAX Red Line and three bus lines, improved schedules for schools and added late-night bus service in place on MAX.
Bus Service Improvements in Spring 2025
We improved Frequent Service on several lines and extended Line 77.
Bus Service Improvements in Winter 2024
We upgraded Line 48 to Frequent Service and increased service on Line 70.
Bus Service Improvements in Fall 2024
We increased frequency on many lines, updated routes and Transit Centers.
Bus Service Improvements in Summer 2024
We improved Frequent Service on several lines.
Bus Service Improvements in Spring 2024
We improved Frequent Service on several lines.
Bus Service Improvements in Winter 2023
We added a Frequent Service line and made improvements so our service is faster and more reliable.
Bus Service Improvements in Fall 2023
We added more Frequent Service lines and discontinued low-ridership lines.
Bus Service Improvements in Summer 2023
We added service and a Frequent Service line.
Bus Service Improvements in Fall 2022
We launched FX2-Division on Sept. 18 and made improvements so our service is faster and more reliable.
Bus Service Improvements in Spring/Summer 2022
We made some changes so our service is faster and more reliable.
Bus Service Improvements in Fall 2021
We identified opportunities to make bus lines faster and more reliable with little to no added cost.
See what we improved in 2019–20
New Frequent Service lines; Better reliability; Weekend service.
See what we improved in 2018–19
All-night service to PDX; 24-hour bus lines; A new route over the Fremont Bridge.
See what we improved in 2017–18
We added three new bus lines: two in East Portland/Gresham and one in Beaverton/Tigard. We also increased frequency on some lines, and route changes on others.
See what we improved in 2016–17
We kicked off a 10-year investment in better bus service.
