The TriMet board will soon vote whether to increase regular bus and rail fares. The proposal would raise adult 2.5-hour fares and LIFT paratransit single tickets from $2.50 to $2.80. Youth and honored citizen fares would increase from $1.25 to $1.40. Monthly Hop Fastpass costs and fare caps would not change.

If approved, this would be TriMet’s first adult fare increase in more than 10 years. The agency says it’s necessary to keep up with rising operation and service costs. However, an equity analysis found that the proposal would impose a “disproportionate burden” on low-income riders.

We’ll hear more about the proposal from TriMet’s Executive Director of Public Affairs JC Vannatta. We’ll also hear from Ellie Gluhosky, campaign organizer for the environmental justice group OPAL, which has been organizing against the fare increase.