Our Year in Review: 2017

Our Year in Review: 2017 How do we summarize a year like this? Normally, we’d share some facts and figures describing what we accomplished and the challenges we faced. But 2017 wasn’t so straightforward. Looking back, we’re happy to say that we made some huge strides...

Thanks to New Funds, Transit Is About to Get a Lot Better

Thanks to New Funds, Transit Is About to Get a Lot Better For the first time ever, the Oregon Legislature has established statewide funding for general transit service. This is huge, exciting news. House Bill 2017 is a $5.3 billion package for improvements in...

You Can Now Use Hop With Just Your Phone

You Can Now Use Hop With Just Your Phone Hop is here, and you can now pick up a card at the store and tap to pay your fare. For riders used to paying in cash or buying paper tickets, this is a huge improvement — Hop cards come with benefits like Auto-Load, fare...

Hop Fastpass Has Arrived

Hop Fastpass Has Arrived Today’s the day — Hop Fastpass has arrived! After years of development, installation and testing, our new electronic fare system is up and running. Now, riders can pay fare with just a tap — it’s that simple. Even better,...

2016 Year in Review

2016 Year in Review It was a big and busy year for us. That’s the simple explanation. Though we didn’t have a marquee event like last year’s Orange Line opening, we added a lot of service and made some significant improvements. We also dealt with weather (hot and...

Minimizing Heat Delays on MAX

Minimizing Heat Delays on MAX Last year, we shared a bit about why our trains slow down when it heats up — basically, temperatures above 90 degrees bring the possibility of rails expanding and kinking, or overhead wires sagging. Before we go any further, we should...