About
17 Years of Organizing
2009 Bus Riders Unite! is founded amid service cuts during the financial crisis
2011 Pressured TriMet to provide public comment before important board votes
2014 Won an extended 2.5 hour bus transfer through our Campaign for a Fair Transfer
2017 Won an expansion of YouthPass to East Portland schools
2018 Won our Low-Income Fare equity campaign (later incorporated into Honored Citizen pass)
2020 Up With Riders Campaign stops the proposed fare hike
2021 Over 35,000 Oregonians enrolled in TriMet’s Honored Citizen reduced fare program
2025 Encouraged elected officials to participate in the Week Without Driving
2026 Fighting the cuts to service