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%.

TriMet Approves Historic Budget Cuts, Affecting Workers and Service

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)TriMet is moving ahead with its 2027 budget plan. The almost $2 billion put forth will shorten the $300 million gap to around $160 million. The agency held public comment prior to passing the budget and a consistent sentiment was felt for more than two hours. “We are still rebuilding from (the COVID-19 pandemic) lockdown, a housing crisis, (and) exploding costs of living,” A speaker said. “We will not succeed in that rebuil…

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.