PORTLAND, Ore. — To address a projected $300M shortfall between revenue and expenditure over the next several years, TriMet is implementing changes, including $17.7 million in cuts that will result in fewer night-time buses, and plans to eliminate 68 positions.

Following earlier cost-cutting efforts, including a hiring freeze and reductions in discretionary spending, TriMet reported that over half the positions now eliminated were vacant, and twenty-six non-union employees were laid off. Some union employees were transferred rather than being laid off.

The public transporter prioritized attrition and offered severance and reemployment assistance to affected employees.

The cuts are part of a broader recovery plan to stabilize finances and ensure long-term sustainability for public transi

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