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TriMet outlines $300 million shortfall and a plan that could alter service to Tualatin
Summary
TriMet officials told the Tualatin City Council on Feb. 9 that a roughly $300 million deficit must be addressed by July 1, 2028, proposing administrative cuts, new revenue and service reductions that would change routes and frequencies affecting Tualatin riders; TriMet said revisions will be released March 11 with a board vote planned April 22.
TriMet general manager Sam DSouz Jr. told the Tualatin City Council on Feb. 9 that the agency faces about a $300,000,000 budget shortfall and is pursuing administrative cuts, new revenue and service reductions to close the gap by July 1, 2028. The presentation, led by DSouz and service director Tom Mills, laid out specific proposals that would change several routes serving Tualatin.
"One of our most challenging parts of this conversation is a proposal to cut service," DSouz said, and he emphasized TriMets effort to engage partners and the public since announcing proposals on Jan. 5. JC Veneta and Tom Mills described the fiscal drivers behind the proposals: pandemic-era ridership loss that reduced farebox revenue (TriMet estimates about $60,000,000 lost annually since the pandemic), rising operating costs and a decline in payroll tax receipts.
Mills said the package aims to achieve roughly 10 percent in service…
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