TriMet Facing Mass Layoffs, Service Reductions Amid 'Significant' Budget Challenges

TriMet will cut service on these bus, MAX lines this summer

TriMet has finalized service cuts to buses and MAX, along with a historic reduction in staffing, set to go into effect this summer.

TriMet facing mass layoffs, service reductions amid 'significant' budget challenges

Big cuts are coming to TriMet routes and services after the public transit agency approved its budget for next year, including a $300 million budget hole.

TriMet to shed 400 positions as 'fiscal cliff' looms

The agency will eliminate about 400 positions total, but 140 are vacant. Costs have surged 56% since 2019 while ridership remains down 30%.

Oregon's TriMet Adopts Major Budget Cuts to Address Financial Shortfall

The board adopted the agency’s fiscal year 2027 budget, approving approximately $64.5 million in spending reductions, including about $53 million in administrative cuts and roughly $11 million in service reductions.

TriMet Budget Challenges and Choices

TriMet is implementing cost-cutting measures to avoid a fiscal cliff that would be devastating to our service, riders, employees and the regional economy.