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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 [...]

For Rapid Transit, they Gallop…

by Aaron

Seen today on the transit mall… two mounted officers end up with a line of cars behind them at a slow walking pace as they mosey down SW 5th Avenue….

05.27.2009 See the rest → 6 comments

No Rollerskating on the new bus mall

by Dieselboi

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TriMet has been very busy the past month with final preparations for the re-opening of the 5th and 6th st. bus mall. Buses will move there later this month with MAX coming in September. As of yesterday, not all of the mall shelters and kiosks were finished, so I know [...]

05.13.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

TriMet Question of the Day

by Aaron

Dear TriMet: this evening’s MAX service disruption must’ve happened before 7:00pm, because that’s when I tried to catch a train and the station reader board indicated a problem.
Why was it not until 7:35 that you sent out a Service Alert message to those of us who have subscribed to the service? I’m pretty sure [...]

02.10.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Going to PDX on Tri-Met? Travel Tips.

by Lizzy Caston

Obviously, these are tips for getting to PDX during Snowpocalypse ‘08. Getting to the airport on Tri-Met under normal circumstances is generally a breeze. Not so yesterday. Here is my experience and some tips, from someone who spent 3.5 hours on slogging her way a few miles from inner NE Portland to PDX and then [...]

12.22.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

Motorcycles in PDX

by Lyza Danger Gardner

I purchased a motorcycle this weekend, my first. It’s amazing how fast that makes one a member of a certain “club.” Motorcyclers seem to stick together and have a strong regard for compatriots.
I had a few nice conversations this weekend in which other motorcycle folks who asserted that they thought Portland was a fairly decent [...]

09.02.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

Out of Focus

by Jeremy Towsey-French

…people on the bus are more likely to be riding the bus because they have to be –or in some cases choose to be because it’s the easiest or most environmentally responsible thing to do. Unfortunately, for the majority of transit riders, they’re going to ride the bus whether you incentivize their transportation choice or not. …we may need to feel the pain of making the wrong choice instead of rewarding ourselves for making a slightly less destructive choice.

07.03.2008 See the rest → 4 comments