(Portland, OR) -- TriMet has set cleaning records as it works to improve the quality of the transit system. They want it to be cleaner, safer and more reliable. Cleaners set records in 2024 in the number of times they pressure-washed stations, removed graffiti and cleared litter from the tracks. TriMet hired 15 additional cleaners. The transit agency says it's helping to increase ridership. TriMet expects to break even more records this year, as it aims to bring ridership back up to pre-pandemic levels.