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Transportation

A Portland Flyer’s Lament

by Rabbi David

I have a little secret. At least, I think it’s a secret. At least, I’m pretty sure not everyone knows about it. My “secret” is that I’m an aviation buff. I love airplanes. I love reading about airplanes. I love looking at pictures of airplanes. I even still like riding in airplanes, despite all the [...]

01.22.2010 See the rest → 8 comments

All Units, Be On The Lookout

by PAgent

I have a reputation of being somewhat critical. For example, I often see people on the highway who I think are driving like idiots. In response, I mutter to myself, call them names under my breath, and point them out to my kids as an example of how NOT to drive.
But today I was exposed [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest → 7 comments

A Green Line Redux

by Cosmic Charlie

TriMet’s MAX Green Line has been fully operational for two weeks now. I posted a few observations after the opening weekend, mostly critical. (Older folk are like that, with these confounded new-fangled gizmos…) I knew then that opening weekend would not be a true example of typical life on the Green Line, so I gave [...]

09.28.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

PDX with Less “International”; Lufthansa Service Ends

by Aaron

Flickr member F18E777 captured this photo today of the final Portland-to-Frankfurt Lufthansa flight. As announced in July, Lufthansa is canceling its Portland service due to declining travel numbers. This leaves Northwest’s flight to Amsterdam as Portland’s only direct European connection.

09.13.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

It’s Not Easy Being Green…

by Cosmic Charlie

Today was opening day for the new MAX Green Line. Since I had things to do and places to go, and just happened to be downtown near PSU, I decided to take the Green Line home. Allow me to share a bit of the adventure.
I wandered onto the milling crowd at SW 6th & Madison, [...]

09.12.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Irritation to the MAX

by Cosmic Charlie

You would think they had never seen a train before.
I deboarded the bus on Main Street yesterday, and caught my first glimpse of the Yellow Line rolling down SW 6th. I stopped and took in the sight, a momentous occasion. It seemed like a ‘What’s wrong with this picture?’ test. Normal, yet odd.
I wasn’t the [...]

09.01.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

“You all can go to LENTS!”

by Cosmic Charlie

Soon, you can go there by train.
Where does the time go? Seems only years ago the MAX Green Line started tearing up the I-205 Freeway, remodeling the landscape, keeping traffic interesting. All that fun is coming to fruition. In just sixteen days the Green Line will begin carting folks from PSU to Clackamas Town Center.
Saturday, [...]

08.27.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Sleek, Sexy… and Inconvenient

by Aaron

TriMet’s new light rail vehicles (purchased to build up the fleet for the upcoming Green Line service) have been described as “sleek” and “sexy.” As I started watching them in operation, noting that the new cars only have operator controls at one end, I realized there’s a snag in this plan.
Currently, when one car [...]

08.24.2009 See the rest → 12 comments

The A/C Leech

by Cosmic Charlie

I’ve been called cranky more times this week than I have in my whole life. If I wanted to live in a goddamn desert, I would move to Vegas!
Now that we’ve established I’m tired of all the hot weather… How to cope?
I’m pretty good at suffering through the hot days of summer. I have fans, [...]

08.02.2009 See the rest →

Stepping Into the Slow Lane

by Betsy Richter

It has been a Very Busy Summer for yours truly. Most days, the whiteboard on the refrigerator that tracks our household schedule is jam-packed full of planned activities: Summer camps for the girl, lists of chores for the teen, and plenty of, um, fun work stuff for me (including more than a few [...]

07.22.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Fill ‘er Up?

by Cosmic Charlie

Is this the future of filling stations in Oregon?

Check out the massive plug-in located at SW 1st and Salmon, under the World Trade Center Complex.
Next time I pass by, I will look to see if there are plug-ins for wheelchairs and cell phones…

07.10.2009 See the rest → 5 comments
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