Frequent Express

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High-capacity transit (HCT){{efn|name=HCT|"High capacity transit" (HCT) is defined by the Portland metropolitan area's regional government, Metro, as "public transit that has an exclusive right of way, a non-exclusive right of way or a combination of both" where "vehicles make fewer stops, travel at higher speeds, have more frequent service and carry more people than local service transit such as typical bus lines".{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/regional-transit-strategy |title=Regional Transit Strategy: High Capacity Transit |date=9 May 2014 |publisher=Metro |access-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507194312/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/regional-transit-strategy |archive-date=May 7, 2022}}}} planning for the Portland metropolitan area, previously evaluated in the 1982 Light Rail System Plan,{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2016/02/18/HCT-system-plan-report-2009.pdf |title=Regional High Capacity Transit System Plan 2035 Summary report |date=September 15, 2009 |publisher=Metro |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429194649/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2016/02/18/HCT-system-plan-report-2009.pdf |url-status=live }}{{rp|2–3}} was updated by Metro, the regional government, when it adopted the Regional High Capacity Transit System Plan on July 9, 2009.{{rp|e}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2014/05/21/hct_system_expansion_plan_guidance.pdf |title=High Capacity Transit System Expansion Policy Implementation Guidance for the Portland metropolitan region: A guidebook for local implementation |date=July 2011 |publisher=Metro |page=18 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507194745/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2014/05/21/hct_system_expansion_plan_guidance.pdf |url-status=live }} The updated plan identified corridors viable for HCT and deemed Powell Boulevard between downtown Portland and the eastern suburb of Gresham a "near-term regional priority".{{rp|22–23}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2014/05/20/hct_fact_sheet-0909.pdf |title=The Regional High Capacity Transit Plan (Fall 2009) |date=September 1, 2009 |publisher=Metro |page=2 |access-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022183929/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2014/05/20/hct_fact_sheet-0909.pdf |archive-date=October 22, 2020}} Four years later, Metro and the region's transit agency, TriMet, began studying alignment and mode alternatives for the corridor, as well as for Division Street several blocks farther north, with BRT, light rail, and streetcar under consideration.{{cite report |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/PD_TransitScreening09-15-14.pdf |title=Powell–Division Transit and Development Project—Transit Alternatives Screening Report |publisher=Metro |date=September 29, 2014 |page=1 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018154432/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/PD_TransitScreening09-15-14.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Manning |first=Rob |title=Light Rail On Wheels? Portland Ponders Bus Rapid Transit |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/light-rail-on-wheels-portland-ponders-bus-rapid-transit/ |work=Oregon Public Broadcasting |date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714055114/https://www.opb.org/news/article/light-rail-on-wheels-portland-ponders-bus-rapid-transit/ |archive-date=July 14, 2017 |url-status=live }} At the time, Powell and Division were served by bus routes 9–Powell Blvd and 4–Division/Fessenden, respectively, which together carried more than 17,000 riders daily.{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/General%20Administrative%20Records%20%28GAR%29%20-%20A~ing%20Packet%20-%20Powell-Division%20Transit%20and%20Development%20Project%20Steering%20Committee.PDF |title=Powell–Division Transit and Development Project Steering Committee Meeting, March 17, 2014 |publisher=Metro |date=March 17, 2014 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019081553/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/General%20Administrative%20Records%20%28GAR%29%20-%20A~ing%20Packet%20-%20Powell-Division%20Transit%20and%20Development%20Project%20Steering%20Committee.PDF |url-status=live }}

In 2014, a steering committee for the Powell–Division Transit and Development Project was formed,{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2016-12-14/res-16-12-70.pdf |title=Resolution 16-12-70 of the Tri-County Metropolitan District of Oregon (TriMet) recommending confirmation of the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Powell–Division Transit and Development Project |publisher=TriMet |date=December 14, 2016 |page=2 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607203330/https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2016-12-14/res-16-12-70.pdf |archive-date=June 7, 2020}} whose members voted that September to discontinue studying rail alternatives in favor of bus-only options, citing fewer property and roadway impacts and a shorter construction time.{{cite news |last=Christensen |first=Nick |title=Steering committee drops rail, sets course for Powell-Division study's future |publisher=Metro |date=September 30, 2014 |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/steering-committee-drops-rail-sets-course-powell-division-studys-future |access-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411170605/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/steering-committee-drops-rail-sets-course-powell-division-studys-future |archive-date=April 11, 2017}} Conceptual design work began two months later. The following year, plans for dedicated bus lanes, a key feature of BRT, were abandoned; planners defended this decision by claiming that reducing car lanes would "likely result in traffic diversion to other streets and significant delay".{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP_Five_FAQ.pdf |title=Division Transit Project Top Five Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=TriMet |date=August 2017 |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815192538/https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP_Five_FAQ.pdf |url-status=live }} The system would use transit signal priority to move buses quickly instead.

The steering committee initially wanted a route that would use Powell Boulevard on its westernmost section, head north to Division Street somewhere between 52nd and 92nd avenues, and terminate at Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in Gresham.{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/Sep29_Steering_CommitteeSummaryDocument_09262014.pdf |title=Powell–Division Transit and Development Project Steering Committee Meeting, September 29, 2014 |publisher=Metro |date=September 29, 2014 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018155558/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/Sep29_Steering_CommitteeSummaryDocument_09262014.pdf |url-status=live }} In March 2016, a study conducted by TriMet revealed that this preferred route would take approximately 11 minutes longer to travel than the existing bus service.{{cite news |last=Njus |first=Elliot |title=Metro, TriMet bus rapid transit goes back to the drawing board |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=March 23, 2016 |page=A6}} It was also estimated to exceed $200 million;{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/Powell-Division-Sept26_Steering_Committee-Packet-final-092016.pdf |title=Powell–Division Transit and Development Project Steering Committee meetings, September 26, 2016 │ October 3, 2016 |publisher=Metro |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301174941/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2017/07/26/Powell-Division-Sept26_Steering_Committee-Packet-final-092016.pdf |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{rp|8, 10}} to ensure federal funding was acquired, a target cost was set at $175 million.{{cite press release |last=Beebe |first=Craig |title=By the numbers: 11 figures that tell the Powell-Division project story |date=January 4, 2017 |publisher=Metro |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/numbers-11-figures-tell-powell-division-project-story |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017060909/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/numbers-11-figures-tell-powell-division-project-story |url-status=live }} The steering committee recommended a locally preferred alternative (LPA) on November 7, 2016.{{cite press release |last=Triana |first=Guadalupe |title=Division Street rapid bus transit project passes key milestone with committee vote |date=November 10, 2016 |publisher=Metro |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/division-street-rapid-bus-transit-project-passes-key-milestone-committee-vote |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028055527/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/division-street-rapid-bus-transit-project-passes-key-milestone-committee-vote |url-status=live }} The LPA dropped the Powell segment in favor of a Division Street-only alignment, with a route through the Portland Transit Mall instead of Columbia and Jefferson streets in downtown Portland. The steering committee had remained undecided on whether the route would use the Hawthorne Bridge or Tilikum Crossing to cross the Willamette River,{{rp|6, 7}} but TriMet planners later opted to use Tilikum Crossing.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP_CAC_Presentation_6_15_17.pdf |title=Community Advisory Committee Meeting, June 15, 2017 |date=June 15, 2017 |publisher=TriMet |page=11 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302183248/http://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP_CAC_Presentation_6_15_17.pdf |url-status=live }} The LPA had also scaled back the route's eastern end to terminate at Gresham Central Transit Center, rather than at MHCC, to lower cost,{{rp|10}}{{cite press release |last=Beebe |first=Craig |title=If Division Street bus rapid transit ends at Gresham Transit Center, could other bus options serve a key destination? |publisher=Metro |date=September 13, 2016 |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/east-multnomah-leaders-discuss-shorter-rapid-bus-line-options-mt-hood-community-college |access-date=January 5, 2022 |archive-date=January 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105182004/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/east-multnomah-leaders-discuss-shorter-rapid-bus-line-options-mt-hood-community-college |url-status=live }} but subsequent LPA refinements re-extended the route slightly farther east to the Cleveland Avenue MAX station.

Metro transferred the project to TriMet in December 2016,{{cite news |last=Redden |first=Jim |title=TriMet: First Division Transit Project stations open Saturday |date=February 18, 2022 |newspaper=Portland Tribune |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/536630-429713-trimet-first-division-transit-project-stations-open-saturday |access-date=February 19, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219195648/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/536630-429713-trimet-first-division-transit-project-stations-open-saturday |archive-date=February 19, 2022}} and TriMet renamed it the "Division Transit Project".{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/pdf/division-transit-project.pdf |title=Division Transit Project (2016) |publisher=TriMet |date=December 2016 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113100713/http://trimet.org/division/pdf/division-transit-project.pdf |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |url-status=dead}} The design contract for stations, traffic signals, and civil infrastructure improvements was awarded to WSP USA the following year.{{cite press release |url=https://www.wsp.com/en-US/news/2017/wsp-usa-designing-brt-system-in-portland-oregon |title=WSP USA Designing BRT System in Portland, Oregon |date=July 7, 2017 |publisher=WSP USA |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128131506/https://www.wsp.com/en-US/news/2017/wsp-usa-designing-brt-system-in-portland-oregon |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author= |title=WSP to design Portland Division Transit |date=July 10, 2017 |magazine=Railway Gazette International |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/wsp-to-design-portland-division-transit/44819.article |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824213816/https://www.railwaygazette.com/projects-and-planning/wsp-to-design-portland-division-transit/44819.article |url-status=live }} In September 2018, scheduled service changes split bus route 4–Division/Fessenden into two lines, and a new 2–Division line took over the Division Transit Project route on the east side.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=When it comes to improving TriMet bus service, two lines are better than one |publisher=TriMet |date=August 22, 2018 |url=https://news.trimet.org/2018/08/when-it-comes-to-improving-trimet-bus-service-two-lines-are-better-than-one/ |access-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225204732/https://news.trimet.org/2018/08/when-it-comes-to-improving-trimet-bus-service-two-lines-are-better-than-one/ |archive-date=February 25, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/schedules/r002.htm |title=2–Division |publisher=TriMet |access-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901162230/https://trimet.org/schedules/r002.htm |url-status=live }} The following month, TriMet unveiled a mock-up station in Gresham with a borrowed articulated bus from C-Tran, the transit agency serving Clark County, Washington, to simulate boarding.{{cite web |last=Lum |first=Brian |title=This Bus Platform Has Room for Bikes, Pedestrians and More |publisher=TriMet |date=October 25, 2018 |url=https://blog.trimet.org/2018/10/25/this-bus-platform-has-room-for-bikes-pedestrians-and-more/ |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207232822/https://blog.trimet.org/2018/10/25/this-bus-platform-has-room-for-bikes-pedestrians-and-more/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Theen |first=Andrew |title=TriMet tests Division plan to keep buses, cyclists from colliding |date=October 18, 2018 |newspaper=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/10/3fc9a96f39916/trimet-tests-out-elevated-bus.html |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207215802/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/10/3fc9a96f39916/trimet-tests-out-elevated-bus.html |url-status=live }} In March 2019, TriMet issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement of {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} articulated buses and received responses from BYD Auto, New Flyer, and Nova Bus. During an initial evaluation process, TriMet noted that the battery electric buses proposed by BYD and New Flyer did not meet the RFP's specifications and eliminated the bus type from further consideration. That August, TriMet selected Nova as the manufacturer and, in the following month, placed an initial order for 31 diesel buses with an option to purchase as many as 159 diesel and hybrid electric bus alternatives.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2019-09-18/Res%2019-09-78.pdf |title=Resolution No. 19-09-78 of the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) authorizing a contract with Nova Bus, a division of Prevost Car (US), Inc. (Nova) for the purchase of sixty-foot diesel and diesel-hybrid transit buses for the Division Transit Project (DTP) and future service expansion |date=September 18, 2019 |publisher=TriMet |pages=1–3 |access-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719062335/https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2019-09-18/Res%2019-09-78.pdf |archive-date=July 19, 2020}}{{cite news |last=Theen |first=Andrew |title=TriMet's Division bus project will be first powered by diesel, despite long-range plan to ditch that fuel |date=September 18, 2019 |newspaper=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2019/09/trimets-division-bus-project-will-be-powered-by-diesel-despite-long-range-plan-to-ditch-that-fuel.html |access-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127044312/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2019/09/trimets-division-bus-project-will-be-powered-by-diesel-despite-long-range-plan-to-ditch-that-fuel.html |archive-date=January 27, 2020}}

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The Division Transit Project was estimated at $175 million,{{cite news |last=Sparling |first=Zane |title=Feds pony up $90M for Division Street rapid bus route |newspaper=Portland Tribune |date=April 9, 2019 |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/424935-331049-feds-pony-up-90m-for-division-street-rapid-bus-route |access-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410222718/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/424935-331049-feds-pony-up-90m-for-division-street-rapid-bus-route |url-status=live }} half of which was anticipated to be funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Small Starts program.{{cite news |url=https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/transportation/item/18123-the-bus-is-back-division-transit-project |last=Diehl |first=Caleb |title=The Bus is Back: Division Project Redefines Bus Rapid Transit |magazine=Oregon Business |date=December 8, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024202537/https://oregonbusiness.com/article/transportation/item/18123-the-bus-is-back-division-transit-project |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/69716/or-portland-division-transit-project-fy19-profile.pdf |title=Division Transit Project Portland, Oregon Small Starts Project Development (Rating Assigned November 2017) |publisher=Federal Transit Administration |access-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718173124/https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/69716/or-portland-division-transit-project-fy19-profile.pdf |url-status=live }} In August 2018, the Portland City Council authorized $17.7 million to cover its share of local funding, sourced through developer fees,{{cite news |last=Redden |first=Jim |title=Council approves $17.7 million for Division Transit Project |newspaper=Portland Tribune |date=August 16, 2018 |url=https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/403652-300830-council-approves-177-million-for-division-transit-project |access-date=March 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817124616/https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/403652-300830-council-approves-177-million-for-division-transit-project |archive-date=August 17, 2018}} and Gresham allocated $500,000 the following month.{{cite news |last=Andersen |first=Derek |title=Contractor Selected for Division Transit Project |newspaper=Mid-County Memo |date=October 14, 2018 |url=https://midcountymemo.com/2018/10/contractor-selected-for-division-transit-project/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810185601/https://midcountymemo.com/2018/10/contractor-selected-for-division-transit-project/ |url-status=live }} The project received tentative approval from the FTA for $87.4 million in April 2019,{{cite news |last=Theen |first=Andrew |title=TriMet gets $87.4 million federal blessing for Division Street transit project |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=April 9, 2019 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2019/04/trimet-gets-874-million-federal-grant-for-division-street-transit-project.html |access-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410221905/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2019/04/trimet-gets-874-million-federal-grant-for-division-street-transit-project.html |url-status=live }} and was formally awarded the grant on January 23, 2020.{{cite news |last=Theen |first=Andrew |title=TriMet celebrates $175 million Division bus project's beginning; leaders pledge 'it will pay off' |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=January 23, 2020 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2020/01/trimet-celebrates-175-million-division-bus-projects-beginning-leaders-pledge-it-will-pay-off.html |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=January 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124034040/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2020/01/trimet-celebrates-175-million-division-bus-projects-beginning-leaders-pledge-it-will-pay-off.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Deutsch |first=Marilyn |title=Federal Transit Administration announces $87.4 million grant for Division Transit Project |date=January 23, 2020 |publisher=KPTV |url=https://www.kptv.com/news/federal-transit-administration-announces-87-4-million-grant-for-division-transit-project/article_5443247a-3e18-11ea-b2fd-dbbca41b5d69.html |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207234237/https://www.kptv.com/news/federal-transit-administration-announces-87-4-million-grant-for-division-transit-project/article_5443247a-3e18-11ea-b2fd-dbbca41b5d69.html |url-status=live }} Federal Highway Administration funds contributed another $27.9 million, while $40.7 million from TriMet, $240,000 from Metro, $150,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation, and $130,000 from Multnomah County covered the remaining local share.{{cite press release |last=Altstadt |first=Roberta |title=VIDEO: FTA officially awards TriMet $87.4 million, puts the Division Transit Project on the road to high-capacity bus service |date=January 23, 2020 |publisher=TriMet |url=https://news.trimet.org/2020/01/video-fta-officially-awards-trimet-87-4-million-puts-the-division-transit-project-on-the-road-to-high-capacity-bus-service/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718173157/https://news.trimet.org/2020/01/video-fta-officially-awards-trimet-87-4-million-puts-the-division-transit-project-on-the-road-to-high-capacity-bus-service/ |url-status=live }}

TriMet appointed Portland-based Raimore Construction, a certified disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), as the Division Transit Project's general contractor. It was the largest contract ever awarded in Oregon to a DBE—a business majority-owned by women or minorities. DBEs ultimately completed at least 84 percent of the overall project.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=TriMet's Division Transit Project sets record for participation by minority and women-owned businesses |date=August 25, 2022 |publisher=TriMet |url=https://news.trimet.org/2022/08/trimets-division-transit-project-sets-record-for-participation-by-minority-and-women-owned-businesses/ |access-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825161628/https://news.trimet.org/2022/08/trimets-division-transit-project-sets-record-for-participation-by-minority-and-women-owned-businesses/ |url-status=live }} Early construction work began in October 2019. Work was split into three zones on the east side and progressed concurrently from east to west.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP_CAC_Presentation_11_21_19.pdf |title=Community Advisory Meeting, November 21, 2019 |date=November 21, 2019 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207235920/https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP_CAC_Presentation_11_21_19.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP-factsheet-english.pdf | title=Division Transit Project (2020) |publisher=TriMet |date=January 2020 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920000202/https://trimet.org/division/pdf/DTP-factsheet-english.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2021}} Construction of the first station platforms had begun by June 2020.{{cite news |last=McGinness |first=Chris |title=Division Transit Project kicks into high gear |date=June 5, 2020 |publisher=KGW |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/division-transit-project-kicks-into-high-gear/283-41b1cbb4-ab6a-48c7-991b-3474dfafa6bf |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207232818/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/division-transit-project-kicks-into-high-gear/283-41b1cbb4-ab6a-48c7-991b-3474dfafa6bf |url-status=live }} By October, 19 platforms had been poured, and seven bioswales and five pedestrian safety islands had been built.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=Division Transit Project Construction Rolls Ahead |date=October 28, 2020 |publisher=TriMet |url=https://news.trimet.org/2020/10/division-transit-project-construction-rolls-ahead/ |access-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211210951/https://news.trimet.org/2020/10/division-transit-project-construction-rolls-ahead/ |url-status=live }} Crews completed around 40{{nbsp}}percent of the project within the first year despite working through the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=(VIDEO) Construction accomplishments in 2020 keep TriMet's Division Transit Project right on track |date=January 4, 2021 |publisher=TriMet |url=https://news.trimet.org/2021/01/construction-accomplishments-in-2020-keep-trimets-division-transit-project-right-on-track/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323093401/https://news.trimet.org/2021/01/construction-accomplishments-in-2020-keep-trimets-division-transit-project-right-on-track/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Redden |first=Jim |title=TriMet: First bus rapid transit project moving forward |date=January 5, 2021 |newspaper=Portland Tribune |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/493536-396223-trimet-first-bus-rapid-transit-project-moving-forward |access-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131034628/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/493536-396223-trimet-first-bus-rapid-transit-project-moving-forward |archive-date=January 31, 2021}} In April 2021, TriMet opened the first two upgraded stations at 130th Avenue eastbound and 135th Avenue westbound for use by buses on the existing 2–Division route.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=TriMet riders to start using new type of station built for Division Transit Project |publisher=TriMet |url=https://news.trimet.org/2021/03/trimet-riders-to-start-using-new-type-of-station-built-for-division-transit-project/ |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325182202/https://news.trimet.org/2021/03/trimet-riders-to-start-using-new-type-of-station-built-for-division-transit-project/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Gordon |first=Tim |title=Two new bike-friendly bus stops are the first of many to come on Division Street |publisher=KGW |date=April 4, 2021 |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/two-new-bike-friendly-bus-stops-are-the-first-on-many-to-come-on-division-street/283-b9ad4502-3be9-4986-9889-ec95462a38fc |access-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-date=April 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405053504/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/two-new-bike-friendly-bus-stops-are-the-first-on-many-to-come-on-division-street/283-b9ad4502-3be9-4986-9889-ec95462a38fc |url-status=live }} That June, TriMet unveiled the articulated bus that would serve the project and announced that the service would be called "Frequent Express", or "FX".{{cite press release |title=TriMet unveils new look coming with better bus service in the Division Street corridor |publisher=TriMet |date=June 25, 2021 |url=https://news.trimet.org/2021/06/trimet-unveils-new-look-coming-with-better-bus-service-in-the-division-street-corridor/ |access-date=June 29, 2021 |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630234421/https://news.trimet.org/2021/06/trimet-unveils-new-look-coming-with-better-bus-service-in-the-division-street-corridor/ |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=(VIDEO) TriMet's proposed service improvements help make way for FX-Division, a new and better bus service, arriving in 2022 |publisher=TriMet |date=October 15, 2021 |url=https://news.trimet.org/2021/10/video-trimets-proposed-service-improvements-help-make-way-for-division-fx-a-new-and-better-bus-service-arriving-in-2023/ |access-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231001118/https://news.trimet.org/2021/10/video-trimets-proposed-service-improvements-help-make-way-for-division-fx-a-new-and-better-bus-service-arriving-in-2023/ |url-status=live }} Operator training of the new buses started in April 2022.{{cite news |last=Steele |first=Tim |title=FX bus line to make Portland-to-Gresham faster |date=April 4, 2022 |publisher=KOIN |url=https://www.koin.com/news/civic-affairs/fx-bus-line-to-make-portland-to-gresham-faster/ |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404143152/https://www.koin.com/news/civic-affairs/fx-bus-line-to-make-portland-to-gresham-faster/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author= |title=Operator training for TriMet's big, green buses begins April 4 |date=April 4, 2022 |magazine=Mass Transit |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/press-release/21262779/trimet-operator-training-for-trimets-big-green-buses-begins-april-4 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405205927/https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/press-release/21262779/trimet-operator-training-for-trimets-big-green-buses-begins-april-4 |url-status=live }}

While building the Division Transit Project, TriMet collaborated with the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) Outer Division Safety Project, which focused on an area between 80th and 174th avenues, for additional safety improvements; PBOT lowered the speed limit to {{convert|30|mph|kph}}, installed speed cameras and more street lighting, filled in sidewalks, and painted signalized crosswalks.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/index.htm#safety |title=Division Transit Project Safety Improvements |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127130835/https://trimet.org/division/index.htm#safety |archive-date=January 27, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.portland.gov/transportation/pbot-projects/construction/outer-division-safety-project-se-80th-174th-avenues |title=Outer Division Safety Project (SE 80th to 174th avenues) |publisher=City of Portland |access-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204185345/https://www.portland.gov/transportation/pbot-projects/construction/outer-division-safety-project-se-80th-174th-avenues |archive-date=February 4, 2022}}

File:FX Nova Bus LFS Artic on the Portland Transit Mall, April 2025.jpg

In June 2022, TriMet announced service level reductions for 10 bus routes, including the future FX2–Division route, due to a lack of operators. The operator shortage was the largest in the agency's history,{{cite press release |last=Graf |first=Tyler |title=TriMet to temporarily reduce service levels this fall due to historic operator shortage |publisher=TriMet |date=June 22, 2022 |url=https://news.trimet.org/2022/06/trimet-to-temporarily-reduce-service-levels-this-fall-due-to-historic-operator-shortage/ |access-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623155558/https://news.trimet.org/2022/06/trimet-to-temporarily-reduce-service-levels-this-fall-due-to-historic-operator-shortage/ |url-status=live }} and it was attributed to competition from other transit and delivery services and safety concerns amid an increase in assaults on drivers.{{cite news |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Jayati |title=TriMet apologizes for canceled MAX and bus trips amid renewed calls for new drivers |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=May 12, 2022 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/05/trimet-apologizes-for-canceled-max-and-bus-trips-amid-renewed-calls-for-new-drivers.html |access-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628172444/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/05/trimet-apologizes-for-canceled-max-and-bus-trips-amid-renewed-calls-for-new-drivers.html |url-status=live }} In its application for FTA funding, TriMet had promised service frequencies on FX2–Division as often as six minutes;{{rp|1}} as a result of the driver shortage, service was reduced to every 12 minutes.{{cite news |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Jayati |title=TriMet to cut service on 10 routes, including new rapid transit bus line |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=June 22, 2022 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/06/trimet-to-cut-service-on-10-routes-including-new-rapid-transit-bus-line.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704004910/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2022/06/trimet-to-cut-service-on-10-routes-including-new-rapid-transit-bus-line.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Garcia |first=Isabella |title=TriMet Unveils a New Frequent Bus Line Following Historic Service Cuts |date=August 29, 2022 |newspaper=Portland Mercury |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2022/08/29/45984462/trimet-unveils-a-new-frequent-bus-line-following-historic-service-cuts |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830204217/https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2022/08/29/45984462/trimet-unveils-a-new-frequent-bus-line-following-historic-service-cuts |url-status=live }}

TriMet held a grand opening celebration for FX on September 17, 2022. Festival venues included OMSI/Southeast Water station, Portland Community College Southeast campus, and Gresham Central Transit Center. FX rides between the sites were free,{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/fx/celebrate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830003908/https://trimet.org/fx/celebrate |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |title=FX2-Division Grand Opening Celebration |publisher=TriMet |access-date=September 14, 2022 }} and the Portland Streetcar also offered free rides to encourage people to transfer to FX and attend the festivities.{{cite tweet |user=PDXStreetcar |number=1571132169011036163 |title=We're giving free rides all day today to celebrate the grand opening of @trimet's FX2-Division! Transfer to that line and check out a festival from our stop at OMSI. |date=September 17, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022}} FX2–Division began revenue service the following day, on September 18.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=TriMet checks off Frequent Express "to do" list with one month until new service starts |publisher=TriMet |date=August 18, 2022 |url=https://news.trimet.org/2022/08/trimet-checks-off-frequent-express-to-do-list-with-one-month-until-new-service-starts/ |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818204254/https://news.trimet.org/2022/08/trimet-checks-off-frequent-express-to-do-list-with-one-month-until-new-service-starts/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Wanek-Libman |first=Mischa |title=TriMet’s FX bus service begins on a transformed Division Street Corridor |magazine=Mass Transit |date=September 19, 2022 |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/bus/article/21281160/trimets-fx-bus-service-begins-on-a-transformed-division-street-corridor |access-date=December 11, 2024}}

Several weeks after opening, the Willamette Week published an article that compared the travel times of FX2–Division with the former 2–Division route. TriMet had estimated that service would be 15 to 20 percent faster than the original route, which took 66 minutes to travel from Gresham to downtown Portland; the article claimed that FX took 67 minutes at peak commute hours for the same trip.{{cite news |last=Manfield |first=Lucas |title=Portland's New Bus Rapid Transit Line Is Many Things. But Is It Faster? |date=September 28, 2022 |newspaper=Willamette Week |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/09/28/portlands-new-bus-rapid-transit-line-is-many-things-but-is-it-faster/ |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928174652/https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/09/28/portlands-new-bus-rapid-transit-line-is-many-things-but-is-it-faster/ |url-status=live }}

FX routes are planned for 82nd Avenue in Portland and the Tualatin Valley Highway (Oregon Route 8) between Beaverton and Forest Grove. In January 2023, Metro ranked both corridors as "Tier 1" investment priorities, identifying them as "corridors that are ready and where new high capacity transit connections are currently planned for the near-term".{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2023/01/09/High-Capacity-Transit-Corridor-Investment-Priorities-FactSheet-20221220.pdf |title=High capacity transit vision & corridor investment priorities |publisher=Metro |date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210001931/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2023/01/09/High-Capacity-Transit-Corridor-Investment-Priorities-FactSheet-20221220.pdf |url-status=live }}

82nd Avenue is planned to be TriMet's second FX route. The route would run the length of 82nd Avenue from Clackamas Town Center north to the Cully neighborhood.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/82nd/#route |title=82nd Avenue transit project |publisher=TriMet |access-date=February 13, 2025}} Metro established a steering committee for the 82nd Avenue transit project in June 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/events/82nd-avenue-transit-project-steering-committee-meeting/2022-09-12 |title=82nd Avenue Transit Project Steering Committee meeting (September 2022) |publisher=Metro |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006040734/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/events/82nd-avenue-transit-project-steering-committee-meeting/2022-09-12 |url-status=live }} Construction is projected to begin in 2026, and the line is expected to open in 2029.{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/82nd-avenue-transit-project/background |title=82nd Avenue transit project (Background) |publisher=Metro |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314212952/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/82nd-avenue-transit-project/background |url-status=live }} The line will use New Flyer XHE60 fuel cell buses.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/82nd/#buses |title=82nd Avenue transit project |publisher=TriMet |access-date=February 13, 2025}}

File:Nova Bus articulated bus of TriMet on the Tilikum Crossing, inbound on route FX2 (2023).jpg to cross the Willamette River.]]

FX2–Division begins at the northern end of the Portland Transit Mall on Irving Street and 5th Avenue near Union Station in downtown Portland, with 5th and Hoyt station as its western terminus.{{cite map |url=https://trimet.org/fx/img/fx2alt.png |title=FX2-Division route |publisher=TriMet |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810195111/https://trimet.org/fx/img/fx2alt.png |url-status=live }} Within the transit mall, buses travel in a one-way pair: Portland-bound on 6th Avenue and Gresham-bound on 5th Avenue, except on a segment between Lincoln and Hall streets where Portland-bound buses run along 4th Avenue. From Lincoln Street, the route follows the shared Portland–Milwaukie light rail alignment eastward through Harbor Viaduct and Tilikum Crossing. It diverges from this shared alignment on 7th Avenue and circles a block before entering Division Street on 8th Avenue.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/downtown.pdf |title=Segment 1: Downtown |date=November 2019 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128172117/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/downtown.pdf |url-status=live }} The route stays along Division Street through Southeast Portland and Gresham until Roberts Avenue,{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/west.pdf |title=Segment 2: West |publisher=TriMet |date=November 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231193153/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/west.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/central.pdf |title=Segment 3: Central |publisher=TriMet |date=November 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231193156/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/central.pdf |url-status=live }} where it turns for 8th Street and terminates at the Cleveland Avenue station park and ride. Portland-bound buses in central Gresham turn from 8th Street back to Division Street via Kelley Avenue.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019spring/segment4.pdf |title=Segment 4: East |publisher=TriMet |date=November 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231222648/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019spring/segment4.pdf |url-status=live }}

FX2–Division serves 42 stations within the cities of Portland and Gresham, primarily along Division Street.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/2019fall.htm |title=Open House Fall 2019 |publisher=TriMet |year=2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231185017/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/2019fall.htm |archive-date=December 31, 2021}} They are spaced an average {{convert|1/3|mi|km}} apart, and their locations were selected based on demand, safety, connections to other transit routes, and key destinations. Stops east of Division Street and 11th Avenue were built as part of the Division Transit Project; four station types were designed to accommodate right-of-way restrictions,{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/stations.htm |title=Station Designs |publisher=TriMet |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231183129/https://trimet.org/division/stations.htm |archive-date=December 31, 2021}} with stations along the outer parts of the route (east of 82nd Avenue) built larger with more amenities. Station areas vary in length, from {{convert|48|to|56|ft|m|1}}, and typically consist of a shelter, station marker, trashcan, and utility cabinet.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-bypass.pdf |title=Pedestrian Bypass Station |publisher=TriMet |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231192827/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-bypass.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |url-status=live }} Shelters also vary in length, from {{convert|8|to|20|ft|m|1}}, and are glass-covered.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-shelter.pdf |title=Shelter |publisher=TriMet |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231193139/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-shelter.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |url-status=live }} Platforms are long enough to accommodate simultaneous boarding of the three-door buses, and larger stations are wider to incorporate bicycle lanes.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-shared.pdf |title=Shared Bicycle and Pedestrian Station |publisher=TriMet |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629014853/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-shared.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-island.pdf |title=Island Station |publisher=TriMet |date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=December 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231193141/https://trimet.org/division/openhouse/pdf/2019fall/station-island.pdf |archive-date=December 31, 2021 |url-status=live }}

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FX features BRT design elements such as dedicated bus lanes, transit signal priority, and {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} buses with all-door boarding.{{cite press release |last=York |first=Tia |title=Bus rapid transit projects included in Metro's proposed Measure 26-218 |publisher=TriMet |url=https://news.trimet.org/2020/10/bus-rapid-transit-projects-included-in-metros-proposed-measure-26-218/ |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728061305/https://news.trimet.org/2020/10/bus-rapid-transit-projects-included-in-metros-proposed-measure-26-218/ |url-status=live }} It is the second such service in the Portland metropolitan area after The Vine in Vancouver, Washington.{{cite news |last=Njus |first=Elliot |title=Portland's next ride: super-sized buses that act like light rail |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=December 4, 2015 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2015/12/portlands_next_ride_super-size.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418232203/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2015/12/portlands_next_ride_super-size.html |url-status=live }}

Segments of the FX2–Division route use transit-only lanes, particularly west of 11th Avenue. Along the Portland Transit Mall in downtown Portland, FX buses travel in lanes dedicated to transit buses and light rail vehicles, separated from private vehicle traffic.{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |title=Weave through TriMet's work in downtown Portland |date=January 23, 2009 |newspaper=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/01/bus_mall.html |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830204227/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/01/bus_mall.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Joseph |title=Stay left: Police patrols on Portland transit mall next week |date=May 14, 2009 |newspaper=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/05/stay_left_police_patrols_on_po.html |access-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830204218/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/05/stay_left_police_patrols_on_po.html |url-status=live }} FX2–Division travels the remainder of its route through Division Street in mixed traffic, but it uses transit signal priority to move quickly. TriMet contracted LYT, a firm based in Santa Clara, California that develops solutions for public transit,{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Jules |title=Lyt tech provides signal upgrades for TriMet FX project |date=September 2, 2022 |newspaper=Portland Tribune |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/556601-445551-lyt-tech-provides-signal-upgrades-for-trimet-fx-project |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903072355/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/556601-445551-lyt-tech-provides-signal-upgrades-for-trimet-fx-project |url-status=live }} to implement transit signal priority for the Division Transit Project.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2021-06-23/Res%2021-06-36%20Next-Gen%20TSP.pdf |title=Resolution No. 21-06-36 of the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) authorizing a contract with LYT for Next Generation Transit Signal Priority (TSP) Implementation Services |publisher=TriMet |date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215230424/https://trimet.org/meetings/board/pdfs/2021-06-23/Res%2021-06-36%20Next-Gen%20TSP.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |last=Graf |first=Tyler |title=(VIDEO) Green lights ahead for TriMet's Division Transit Project, with new advances to speed up buses |publisher=TriMet |date=July 15, 2022 |url=https://news.trimet.org/2022/07/video-green-lights-ahead-for-trimets-division-transit-project-with-new-advances-to-speed-up-buses/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-date=July 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718173128/https://news.trimet.org/2022/07/video-green-lights-ahead-for-trimets-division-transit-project-with-new-advances-to-speed-up-buses/ |url-status=live }} LYT's cloud-based solution, called "LYT.transit",{{cite press release |author= |title=TriMet Deploys LYT Intelligent Transit Signal Priority Software in Portland Area for Improved Bus and Traffic Flow |date=July 20, 2022 |publisher=LYT |url=https://lyt.ai/press-release/trimet-deploys-lyt-intelligent-transit-signal-priority-software-in-portland-area-for-improved-bus-and-traffic-flow/ |access-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724211930/https://lyt.ai/press-release/trimet-deploys-lyt-intelligent-transit-signal-priority-software-in-portland-area-for-improved-bus-and-traffic-flow/ |url-status=live }} was installed inside FX buses and at 58 signalized intersections along Division Street. The technology allows each bus to send its speed and location to a cloud server, which then relays the information to the traffic signals; it uses artificial intelligence to track all buses in real-time and adapt the phasing of traffic lights to keep buses moving.{{cite web |url=https://blog.trimet.org/2022/09/08/transit-signal-priority-101-technology-keeps-buses-out-of-traffic/ |author= |title=Transit signal priority 101: Technology keeps buses out of traffic |date=September 8, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908210656/https://blog.trimet.org/2022/09/08/transit-signal-priority-101-technology-keeps-buses-out-of-traffic/ |url-status=live }}

File:FX2 bus at OMSI SE Water station, September 2024.jpg

FX operates a fleet of 31 {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on|1}} articulated buses;{{cite news |last=Gordon |first=Tim |title=TriMet gets ready to launch FX2-Division bus line, running between downtown Portland and Gresham |date=September 3, 2022 |publisher=KGW |url=https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/division-transit-bus-line-trimet-portland-gresham/283-1fbd2e53-9a63-48d8-bcf5-beae9de9e60c |access-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905152208/https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/division-transit-bus-line-trimet-portland-gresham/283-1fbd2e53-9a63-48d8-bcf5-beae9de9e60c |url-status=live }} they were manufactured by Nova Bus in Plattsburgh, New York. Each bus can carry up to 115 passengers, 60% more than TriMet's standard {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on|1}} bus,{{cite web |url=https://blog.trimet.org/2022/08/26/the-return-of-the-bendy-bus/ |author= |title=The return of the bendy bus |date=August 26, 2022 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902184133/https://blog.trimet.org/2022/08/26/the-return-of-the-bendy-bus/ |url-status=live }} and features all-door, right-side boarding via three doors.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/fx/#station |title=Introducing Frequent Express – The bus and station |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506170648/https://trimet.org/fx/#station |url-status=live }} Up to two bicycles can be stored inside the bus using roll-in racks located near the rear.{{cite AV media |date=August 8, 2022 |title=How to load your bike on an FX bus |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3PdEEPXw4s |access-date=September 7, 2022 |publisher=TriMet |via=YouTube |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826210713/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3PdEEPXw4s&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}

On November 2, 2022, TriMet announced that it would replace the articulated Nova Bus fleet with standard {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=mid}} buses following the discovery of mechanical issues. A driver comment about noises while steering prompted an inspection of buses that found loose or missing fasteners.{{cite news |last=De Dios |first=Austin |date=November 6, 2022 |title=TriMet pulls FX2 rapid buses off the street in 'abundance of caution' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/11/trimet-pulls-fx2-rapid-buses-off-the-street-in-abundance-of-caution.html |work=The Oregonian |accessdate=November 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122011526/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/11/trimet-pulls-fx2-rapid-buses-off-the-street-in-abundance-of-caution.html |url-status=live }} A recall was issued by Nova Bus on November 15 that affected the FX fleet, and the buses were removed from service for repairs and testing.{{cite news |last=Redden |first=Jim |date=November 21, 2022 |title=All new TriMet 'green buses' recalled for safety reasons |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/but/239-news/564308-452085-all-new-trimet-green-buses-recalled-for-safety-reasons |work=Portland Tribune |accessdate=November 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121173925/https://pamplinmedia.com/but/239-news/564308-452085-all-new-trimet-green-buses-recalled-for-safety-reasons |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=November 18, 2022 |title=TriMet FX articulated buses update |url=https://blog.trimet.org/2022/11/18/trimet-fx-articulated-buses-update/ |publisher=TriMet |accessdate=November 22, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123075616/https://blog.trimet.org/2022/11/18/trimet-fx-articulated-buses-update/ |url-status=live }} The articulated buses were redeployed on January 29, 2023.{{cite news |last=De Dios |first=Austin |title=TriMet FX2 rapid buses return to Division route |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=January 29, 2023 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/01/trimet-fx2-rapid-buses-return-to-division-route.html |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512222256/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/01/trimet-fx2-rapid-buses-return-to-division-route.html |url-status=live }}

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FX2–Division operates daily with service from 4:04 am to 2:35 am the following day on weekdays, and 4:26 am to 1:39 am on Saturdays and Sundays. Buses run with a headway of 12 minutes during most of the day; they run more frequently during weekday rush hours and less frequently during the early mornings and late evenings.FX2–Division schedules:

• For weekday, to Portland City Center: {{cite web |url=http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/w/t1002_1.pdf |title=FX2–Division, Weekday To Portland City Center |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819234226/http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/w/t1002_1.pdf |url-status=live }}
• For weekday, to Gresham: {{cite web |url=http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/w/t1002_0.pdf |title=FX2–Division, Weekday To Gresham |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815202318/http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/w/t1002_0.pdf |url-status=live }}
• For Saturday, to Portland City Center: {{cite web |url=http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/s/t1002_1.pdf |title=FX2–Division, Saturday To Portland City Center |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815202318/http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/s/t1002_1.pdf |url-status=live }}
• For Saturday, to Gresham: {{cite web |url=http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/s/t1002_0.pdf |title=FX2–Division, Saturday To Gresham |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815202318/http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/s/t1002_0.pdf |url-status=live }}
• For Sunday, to Portland City Center: {{cite web |url=http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/h/t1002_1.pdf |title=FX2–Division, Sunday To Portland City Center |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819234226/http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/h/t1002_1.pdf |url-status=live }}
• For Sunday, to Gresham: {{cite web |url=http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/h/t1002_0.pdf |title=FX2–Division, Sunday To Gresham |publisher=TriMet |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819234226/http://wwww.tri-met.org/schedules/preview/h/t1002_0.pdf |url-status=live }} Fares are collected using the Hop Fastpass payment system. Card readers located on board next to each of the bus's three doors. Riders paying with cash must board at the front door, where there is a farebox and a ticket printer.{{cite AV media |date=August 8, 2022 |title=Boarding and paying your fare on FX |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs4MLPEu4uk |access-date=August 22, 2022 |publisher=TriMet |via=YouTube |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830204242/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs4MLPEu4uk |url-status=live }}

In Fall 2022, TriMet recorded 5,860 rides during weekdays at a cost per ride of $6.93.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/about/pdf/route/2022fall/route_ridership_report_(sorted_by_route)_weekday.pdf |title=Route Ridership Report Weekdays Fall 2022 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421204041/https://trimet.org/about/pdf/route/2022fall/route_ridership_report_(sorted_by_route)_weekday.pdf |url-status=live }} The agency had recorded 4,470 weekday rides on the former 2–Division line in Spring 2022, an increase of 23.7 percent.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/about/pdf/route/2022spring/route_ridership_report_(sorted_by_route)_weekday.pdf |title=Route Ridership Report Weekdays Spring 2022 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710214854/https://trimet.org/about/pdf/route/2022spring/route_ridership_report_(sorted_by_route)_weekday.pdf |url-status=live }} However, ridership remains below pre-pandemic levels with 9,140 weekday rides recorded on the predecessor in Fall 2019.{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/about/pdf/route/2019fall/route_ridership_report_(sorted_by_route)_weekday.pdf |title=Route Ridership Report Weekdays Fall 2019 |publisher=TriMet |access-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116074754/https://trimet.org/about/pdf/route/2019fall/route_ridership_report_(sorted_by_route)_weekday.pdf |url-status=live }}

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