Editing TriMet (section)

== Fares ==

TriMet uses a flat fare system, with a single price (for each category of rider: adult, youth, senior or disabled) regardless of the distance of the trip.  Single-fare tickets permit unlimited transfers to other routes within 2½ hours, and passes are valid until end of the service day.

Several different methods of fare payment are available. On buses, riders can pay with cash, but no change is given.<ref name="how-to-pay">{{Cite web |title=Paying Fare Using Paper Tickets and Passes |url=https://trimet.org/fares/howtopay.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135201/https://trimet.org/fares/howtopay.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref> On the MAX Light Rail system, in common with most other North American [[light rail]] systems<ref>{{Cite web |year=2002 |title=Chapter 1 (Introduction and Overview), in TCRP Report 80: A Toolkit for Self-Service, Barrier-Free Fare Collection |url=http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_80.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923201130/http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_80.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |publisher=[[Transportation Research Board]] |at=p. 1-1}}</ref> and on the WES Commuter Rail line, TriMet uses a [[proof-of-payment]] fare system, requiring riders not already in possession of a valid fare to purchase or validate one before boarding.<ref name="how-to-pay" /> [[Ticket machine|Ticket vending machines]] at MAX and WES stations accept cash and credit and debit cards.<ref name="ticket-machines">{{Cite web |title=Ticket Machines |url=https://trimet.org/fares/ticketmachines.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133615/https://trimet.org/fares/ticketmachines.htm |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref>  For both bus and rail riders, a number of other payment methods are available as an alternative to cash.

TriMet tickets and passes are also valid on the [[Portland Streetcar]], which is owned by the [[Government of Portland, Oregon|City of Portland]] but operated mostly by TriMet personnel under a contract with the city.<ref name="streetcarcontract">Austin, David (July 20, 2001). "Streetcar safety". ''The Oregonian'', "Back on Track" special section, p. 20.</ref>

TriMet also has a mobile ticketing app, allowing riders to purchase and use tickets for buses, light rail, and commuter rail on their smartphones.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Barry |first=Keith |date=September 16, 2013 |title=Portlandia, Rejoice! Smartphone Fare System Coming to Mass Transit |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/09/trimet-portland/ |access-date=April 5, 2015 |magazine=Wired}}</ref> The app, called TriMet Tickets, was developed by Portland startup GlobeSherpa (now Moovel Transit) and released in September 2013 at no cost to TriMet. Instead, Moovel Transit will take a commission on every ticket sale through the app.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |date=May 13, 2013 |title=TriMet unveils e-ticket app from Portland's GlobeSherpa, says technology is future of fares (video) |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/05/trimet_unveils_e-ticket_app_fr.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412041853/http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/05/trimet_unveils_e-ticket_app_fr.html |archive-date=April 12, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref>

An e-fare system named "[[Hop Fastpass]]" was introduced in July 2017.<ref name="slow rollout">{{Cite news |last=Njus |first=Elliot |date=July 3, 2017 |title=Slow rollout begins for Hop Fastpass, the new transit fare system |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/07/slow_rollout_begins_for_hop_fa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043009/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/07/slow_rollout_begins_for_hop_fa.html |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |access-date=July 5, 2017 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> Developed by INIT (Innovations in Transportation)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altstadt |first=Roberta |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Portland's Virtual Hop Fastpass™ transit card now available to all Google Pay users |url=http://news.trimet.org/2018/04/portlands-virtual-hop-fastpass-transit-card-now-available-to-all-google-pay-users/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809021735/http://news.trimet.org/2018/04/portlands-virtual-hop-fastpass-transit-card-now-available-to-all-google-pay-users/ |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> for TriMet, the City of Portland, and [[C-Tran (Washington)|C-Tran]], at a cost estimated (in 2015) to be about  $30&nbsp;million,<ref name="oreg-2015sep3">{{Cite news |last=Njus |first=Eliot |date=July 6, 2017 |title=TriMet's new electronic fare system dubbed 'Hop Fastpass' |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2015/09/trimets_new_electronic_fare_sy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907002604/http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2015/09/trimets_new_electronic_fare_sy.html |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |access-date=September 4, 2015 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> the new Hop Fastpass system enables riders to pay with a [[smart card|fare card]], using card readers on buses and train platforms and, as of August 2017, using a smartphone equipped with NFC ([[near field communication]]) via a [[digital wallet]].<ref name="hop-home">{{Cite web |title=Hop Fastpass: Your new ticket to ride |url=https://myhopcard.com/home |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711185802/https://myhopcard.com/home/ |archive-date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |website=Myhopcard.com |publisher=TriMet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Redden |first=Jim |date=August 22, 2017 |title=TriMet: Hop passes now work on phones |url=https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/369827-253014-trimet-hop-passes-now-work-on-phones |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830101828/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/369827-253014-trimet-hop-passes-now-work-on-phones |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=September 24, 2018 |work=Portland Tribune}}</ref> The name is said to evoke both the speed of the [[rabbit]] and the [[Humulus lupulus|hop plant]] used as an ingredient in the [[microbrewery|craft beer]] brewed in Portland.<ref name="oreg-2015sep3" />