Hop Fastpass

Hop Fastpass is a planned contactless smart card for public transit fare payment in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Hop is currently in public beta testing and scheduled to launch for the general public in July 2017. It will be accepted by TriMet (including MAX Light Rail and WES Commuter Rail) and the Portland Streetcar, as well as C-Tran (including the Vine and express buses) in Vancouver, Washington. Card readers will also accept Apple Pay, Android Pay, and contactless bank cards.

The Hop card will feature fare capping. Users will not be charged more than the cost of a day pass during one day, nor will they pay more in a calendar month than what a month pass costs. This means users can get the benefits of a day pass or a month pass without the upfront cost.

At the end of February 2017, about 250 riders were chosen to participate in initial public beta testing of the Hop card. More participants will be selected every two weeks, and new features will be tested, until the card becomes generally available. Card readers have been installed at MAX and WES stations, and can be found on board all buses and streetcars. When Hop is unveiled, TriMet will install and test fare turnstiles at two MAX Orange Line stations: SE Bybee Boulevard and SE Park Avenue. So far, the system's total cost is $35.9 million.

The name Hop was chosen in September 2015, beating out other candidates, including 1Pass, Indigo, Umbrella, Via and Lynx, that were proposed in 2014. Its name references both rabbits and hops used in craft beers brewed in Portland.