Portland’s Free Transit Pass for Workers | Portland News

Portland’s gearing up for major traffic chaos with a five-week southbound I-5 closure starting September 11, but city leaders are rolling out a bold new solution: free TriMet transit passes for all public workers. Designed to slash car congestion during construction, the move taps into a key insight — 80% of employees say they’d ditch their cars if transit costs were fully covered. This isn’t the first attempt; the old TRIP program offered perks like bike discounts or carpools, but fell short. Now, with zero-cost transit, the city hopes to boost ridership, support cleaner air, and ease daily commutes during one of the toughest travel periods in years. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/42bd5a9c72ef2a3a