Applying for an Honored Citizen Card

Honored Citizen Card

If you have a verifiable mental or physical disability and wish to use discounted Honored Citizen fares on TriMet, you must first apply for an Honored Citizen Card.

  • If your disability can be verified by the Senior and Disabled Services Division, Commission for the Blind or Vocational Rehabilitation Division, please contact your agency representative to get an application, then send it to TriMet at the address below.
  • If your disability can be verified by the Social Security Administration, please get a Benefit Information Report or Benefit Verification Letter from your Social Security Administration office dated within the last three months, then send it to TriMet at the address below.
  • If you meet the US Department of Veterans Affairs definition of "100 percent disability," please get a Certification Letter for a TriMet Honored Citizen ID Card from the Department of Veterans Affairs dated within the last three months, then send it to TriMet at the address below.
  • If you have a temporary disability that can be verified by a physician, you may apply for a Temporary Honored Citizen Card by contacting TriMet's Senior and Disabled Citizen Information Office at 503-962-2455.
  • If you have a permanent disability that can be verified by a physician, you may apply for a Permanent Honored Citizen Card by contacting TriMet's Senior and Disabled Citizen Information Office at 503-962- 2455.
  • If your disability can be verified by a mental health agency, please contact your mental health program representative to get an Honored Citizen "Star" Card application, then send it to TriMet at the address below.
  • If your disability can be verified by The Arc of Multnomah or Washington County, please contact your Arc representative to get an Honored Citizen "Star" Card application, then send it to TriMet at the address below.

After you receive your card, you may purchase and use Honored Citizen fares on buses, MAX and Portland Streetcar. Be sure to keep your card with you as proof of eligibility.

Where to mail your application materials

TriMet Honored Citizen Program
701 SW 6th Ave.
Portland, OR 97204

For more information

If you have questions about your eligibility or if you need more information, please contact TriMet's Senior and Disabled Citizen Information Office at accessible@trimet.org or 503-962-2455.