Community and Job Connector Shuttles are a right-sized (often 14 passenger) public transportation option that fill service gaps by connecting community members and employees to the larger transit network. Washington County contracts with Ride Connection, Inc. to operate four Community and Job Connector Shuttle services (with three additional shuttles launching this year). Community and Job Connector Shuttles 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 late day employment loops, operate on weekdays. A single loop runs on Saturdays.
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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 late-day employment loops also operate on weekdays. A single shortened 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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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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The Tualatin Shuttle system consists of three routes (Red, Blue and Green) that serve the Tualatin community. The Tualatin Shuttle connects to TriMet’s WES commuter rail in Tualatin, and bus lines 37, 38, 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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A new Community Connector Shuttle serving King City, Summerfield, Tigard High School, Durham, Bridgeport Village and Tualatin Park and Ride to launch in August. This shuttle connects to TriMet lines 37, 38, 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.
A new Community Connector Shuttle serving PCC Rock Creek, North Bethany, Bethany Village, Cedar Mill, Sunset High School and Sunset TC MAX station to launch in September. This shuttle provides connections to TriMet MAX Blue and Red lines and bus lines 20, 48, 52, 59, 62 and 67. This shuttle also provides interregional connections to TCTD Route 5 to Tillamook and NorthWest POINT to Astoria.
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.