Editing TriMet (section)

{{Short description|Transit agency serving Portland, Oregon}}
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{{Infobox Public transit
| name = TriMet
| image = Trimet logo.svg
| image2 = {{Photo montage
| size = 250
| photo1a = TriMet bus (3-2 crop).jpg
| photo1b = TriMet Frequent Express bus (3-2 crop).jpg
| photo2a = WES train (3-2 crop).JPG
| photo2b = MAX Type 6 Car (3-2 crop).jpg
}}
| locale = [[Portland metropolitan area]], [[Oregon]]
| transit_type = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bus|Local bus]]
* [[Light rail]]
* [[Commuter rail]]
}}
| began_operation = {{Start date and age|1969|12|01}}<ref name="Operation date">{{Cite web |title=The TriMet Story |url=https://trimet.org/about/history/trimet_story.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725093857/http://trimet.org/about/history/trimet_story.htm |archive-date=July 25, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2009 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref>
| system_length = {{Plainlist|
* Light rail: {{Convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance">{{Cite web |date=July 2018 |title=TriMet At-A-Glance |url=https://trimet.org/ataglance/trimet-at-a-glance-2018.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302204506/https://trimet.org/ataglance/trimet-at-a-glance-2018.pdf |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |access-date=September 8, 2018 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref>
* Commuter rail: {{Convert|14.7|mi|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" />
}}
| lines = {{Plainlist|
* Bus: 85<ref name="Bus Schedules" />
* [[MAX Light Rail]]: 5<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" />
* [[WES Commuter Rail]]: 1<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" />
}}
| stations = {{Plainlist|
* Light rail: 97<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" />
* Commuter rail: 5<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" />
}}
| ridership = {{American transit ridership|OR Portland total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
| annual_ridership = {{American transit ridership|OR Portland total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| track_gauge = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| vehicles = {{Plainlist|
* Buses: 696<ref name="Budget 2022" />
* Light rail: 145<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" />
* Commuter rail: 6<ref name="rail vehicle fleet 2016">{{Cite web |date=July 2016 |title=TriMet's Rail Vehicle Fleet |url=https://trimet.org/history/pdf/rail-fleet.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320022448/https://trimet.org/history/pdf/rail-fleet.pdf |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref>
}}
| website = {{Official website|name=trimet.org}}
| caption2 = TriMet's major forms of service, clockwise from top left: bus, [[Frequent Express]] bus, [[MAX Light Rail]], and [[WES Commuter Rail]].
}}

The '''Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon''' ('''TriMet''') is a [[Transit district|transit agency]] that serves most of the [[Oregon]] part of the [[Portland metropolitan area]]. Created in 1969 by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon legislature]], the district replaced five private bus companies that operated in the three counties: [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah]], [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington]], and [[Clackamas County, Oregon|Clackamas]]. TriMet began operating a [[light rail]] system, [[MAX Light Rail|MAX]], in 1986, which has since been expanded to five lines that now cover {{convert|59.7|mi|km}}. It also operates the [[WES Commuter Rail]] line since 2009. It also provides the operators and maintenance personnel for the [[Portland, Oregon|city of Portland]]-owned [[Portland Streetcar]] system. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|OR Portland total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|OR Portland total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.

In addition to rail lines, TriMet provides 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&nbsp;a.m. and 2&nbsp;a.m. TriMet's annual budget for FY 2018 is $525.8&nbsp;million, with 30% of resources coming from a district-wide [[payroll tax]] and 10% from fares.<ref name="TriMet At-A-Glance" /> The district 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.<ref name="Budget 2022">{{Cite web |title=Adopted Budget, 2022–2023 |url=https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2022-adopted-budget.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810053631/https://trimet.org/budget/pdf/2022-adopted-budget.pdf |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=TriMet}}</ref>