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Transit Investment Plan

A roadmap for TriMet's transportation investments

TriMet's Transit Investment Plan (TIP) is a roadmap for how we provide transit service to meet the needs of our growing region.

The TIP's rolling mid-range plan describes how TriMet focuses on service, capital projects, and customer information, designed to meet regional transportation and livability goals.

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FY2011 TIP cover FY2012 TIP Executive Summary
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FY2012 TIP Complete
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Need a hardcopy? Email tip@trimet.org.

The plan is revised each year based on input from jurisdictional and community partners and the general public, and TriMet Board meetings.

The TIP provides local governments with a guide for their planning processes so they can leverage our continual investment in transit service with transit-related infrastructure such as sidewalks and safe street crossings. It is the basis for partnerships to improve transit service and access to that service throughout the region.

Establishing priorities

Within available financial resources, TriMet and its partners balance needs to guide where, when and how to invest transit-related dollars. In the long-term, TriMet's strategic priorities are to:

  1. Build the "Total Transit System": Enhance customer information, access to transit, stop amenities, frequency, reliability, passenger comfort, safety and security.
  2. Expand high-capacity transit: Invest in light rail, commuter rail and streetcar service along key corridors to connect regional centers.
  3. Expand Frequent Service: Add to TriMet's network of bus lines that run every 15 minutes or better.
  4. Improve local service: Work with local jurisdictions to improve transit service in specific local areas.

TriMet's five-year action plan

TriMet is pursuing a five-year action plan to advance these long-term TIP strategic priorities in the medium-term. Over the next five years, TriMet will work to build and operate the Total Transit System by (1) focusing on customer needs, (2) ensuring financial stability and (3) building partnerships for transit growth. The result is service that is safe, dependable, responsive, easy and inviting.