Washington County contracts with Ride Connection, Inc. to operate six Community and Job Connector Shuttle services and one Microtransit service inside the TriMet Service District. Community and Job Connector Shuttles are a right-sized (often 14-passenger) public transportation option that fil service gaps by connecting community members and employees to the larger transit network on a deviated fixed-route. Microtransit is another public transportation option allowing riders to use a phone app or other technology to schedule a ride in a multi-passenger vehicle from their location. The vehicle route is determined by the places passengers need to go. These services are free and open to all community members.
GroveLink serves the Forest Grove community and connects with TriMet Line 57, westLink and Yamhill County Transit (YCT) Route 33 to McMinnville. The East and West loops, and early and mid-day employment loops, operate on weekdays. A single loop runs on Saturdays.
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North Hillsboro Link provides daily service between Orenco MAX light rail station and North Hillsboro employers. Connections are also available to TriMet lines 47 and 48. Weekday service runs every 25-30 minutes. Weekend service runs every 45-60 minutes.
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The Tualatin Shuttle system consists of two routes (Blue and Red) that serve the Tualatin community. The Tualatin Shuttle connects to TriMet’s WES commuter rail in Tualatin, and bus lines 76, 96, and 97. Additional connections are available to YCT Route 44 to McMinnville, SMART Route 2X to Wilsonville, and Cascades POINT to Eugene.
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King City Link serves King City, Summerfield, Tigard High School, Durham, Bridgeport Village and Tualatin Park and Ride. This shuttle connects to TriMet lines 76, 94, 96 and 97 and to the WES commuter rail in Tualatin. Interregional connections are also available to YCT Route 44 to McMinnville, SMART Route 2X to Wilsonville and Cascades POINT to Eugene.
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CorneliusLink launched in August 2024 and serves the Cornelius community with connections to GroveLink, westLink, TriMet Line 57 and YCT Route 33 to McMinnville. In August, this service was expanded to include weekdays with new stops in southeast and northeast Cornelius. Early and mid-day employment loops also operate on weekdays. A single shortened loop runs on Saturdays.
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BethanyLink serves the Portland Community College Rock Creek campus, North Bethany, Bethany Village, Cedar Mill, Sunset High School and Sunset TC MAX station. This shuttle provides connections to TriMet MAX Blue and Red lines and bus lines 20, 48, 52, 59, 62, 67 and 76. This shuttle also provides interregional connections to TCTD Route 5 to Tillamook and NorthWest POINT to Astoria.
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Launched in January 2026 as a grant-funded pilot, SPOT Southwest is an app-enabled, on-demand service providing transit options and connections to the TriMet system with a service area including:South Cooper Mountain, River Terrace, and Progress Ridge with service to Washington Square Transit Center where connections are available to TriMet lines 45, 56, 62. 76 and 78.
This pilot program will initially run until June 2027.
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In addition, Washington County contracts with Ride Connection to offer public transportation services for areas outside the TriMet Service District. The County supplements federal funding provided directly to Ride Connection towards operation of the westLink interregional shuttle and door-to-door services for general and medical trips. These services are also free and open to all community members.
westLink is an interregional shuttle serving Forest Grove, Banks, North Plains and Hillsboro. It offers regional connections with TriMet lines 46, 47, 48 and 57 and the MAX Blue Line at Hillsboro Transit Center. Additional connections are available with YCT Route 33 to McMinnville and Tillamook County Transit District Route 5, also known as “The Wave”, to Tillamook. In August 2024, service was expanded with two additional roundtrips and new stops in Forest Grove and North Plains.
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Door-to-door services are available to anyone outside of the TriMet service district including Gaston, Banks, North Plains, Timber, Forest Grove, Cornelius and Hillsboro. Customers may request general-purpose trips to portions of urban Washington County, as indicated by the "General Trip Boundary" shown on the map. For medical appointments, riders may request trips as far east as the Willamette River. Operating 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, these services are free to everyone.
