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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.
New Interstate 5 bridge will likely include light rail crossing of Columbia River at Oregon-Washington line
The decision to include light rail killed the previous version of the project nearly a decade ago, but the two states agree extension of MAX yellow line is the best option moving forward.
TriMet starts driver training on super-sized buses along Division Street
This week, people will see TriMet’s new FX buses traveling on Division Street between Downtown Portland and Gresham as operator training begins.
City of Portland sues TriMet for $10 million over claims of faulty construction work
Attorneys for the city of Portland are suing the region’s public transit agency for alleged shoddy work on a Southeast Portland streetcar platform that they say could set the city back $10 million in repairs.