February 2008 - Posts

TriMet Bus Service Increases, Oh, and MAX Increases Too!

MAX service changes Three trips that originally departed from Beaverton TC between 6:45 and 8 a.m. will begin at the Hatfield Government Center and travel east to PDX. Three additional trips originating at PDX will continue beyond Beaverton TC to Hatfield Read More
posted Friday, February 29, 2008 3:46 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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New Jersey?

So it looks like I'll be heading to New Jersey for some consulting business.  Very interesting, haven't been there in ... well I don't know when the last time I was there.  It is probably somewhere to the tune of more than a decade since I've Read More
posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 3:43 PM by adron | 3 Comments
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Conditioning the Young Ones for Horrible Transportation Service

If you haven't seen it, go look.  Suitable for children 3 and older.  Make sure to read the comments below the item. I guess preparing kids for submission before the system and that warm feeling over REAL security is better than that "freedom" Read More
posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:58 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Dumb and Smart Streetcar Lines

Read the last line of this article.  So if we wait around, and let the cars keep destroying 23rd, we'll have a streetcar line after all!!   Read More
posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:56 AM by adron | 0 Comments

NARP Meeting

So I went to the NARP Meeting in downtown Portland today.  It was ok, with the Governor skipping out, kind of as I expected - I'm still not sure of his thinking skills when it comes to transit - or anything else for that matter.  Maybe he knows Read More
posted Sunday, February 24, 2008 12:27 AM by adron | 9 Comments
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#77 to Yellow Line Downtown

This morning provided an oddball opportunity that I had not thought of yet.  Instead of walking like I usually do or taking the streetcar, I jumped on the #77 bus toward old town/china town.  I had a book and basically I just wanted to sit down Read More
posted Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:49 AM by adron | 0 Comments
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Land of Idiots and Beauty

I decided, since I haven't in weeks, take a ride south bound on the streetcar after work instead of just heading straight home.  The main reason was that I had went to get on the north west bound streetcar and it was complete and utter chaos, a packed Read More
posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:59 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Doing Stuff With Transit

So I was checking out some of my track backs and I hit something over at MetroRider LA that caught my interest,  Transit Oriented Weekends.  I wonder if this is something I could get going in Portland?  It would definitely be interesting Read More
posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 4:20 PM by adron | 5 Comments
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Privately Owned Passenger Rail

Another fine example of privately owned and operated passenger rail.  Providing tourist, commuter, and regular day passengers travel along the Panama Canal. Check it out.  Panarail So why is it Alaska Railroad, Panarail, Ski Train, and others Read More
posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:10 AM by adron | 1 Comments
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Something is Askew

"Union Pacific said in a Feb. 15 customer service update that it will take at least another four-to-six weeks to clear away mudslide debris that took out a section of its main line near Eugene, Ore., on Jan. 19. UP said heavy snowfall has hampered efforts Read More
posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:16 AM by adron | 2 Comments
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OMG, Give the Dude a Whack to the Head

Drove into MAX Tunnel... This is just pathetic.  Seriously though, I hope they are able to do SOMETHING with this idiot.  I am impressed he actually was stupid enough to get almost all the way to the mid platform in the tunnel! For the driver, Read More
posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:58 AM by adron | 3 Comments
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Random Photos of Portland Streetcars N' Stuff

First I grabbed a few shots of some signs.  I'm not sure what it is, but I've found them interesting lately so I started taking shots.  One thing, that connects these shots to transit though, since this is a transit oriented blog, is that they Read More
posted Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:55 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Holy Buyout Batman!!!

"To try to stem automotive losses that have dogged the company since 2005, GM is making a range of offers, up to cash payments of $140,000 to the remaining 74,000 GM workers represented by the United Auto Workers union." Read more... Meanwhile, almost Read More
posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:18 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Just a Random Positive Note...

Service improvements helped the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) record a ridership spike in fiscal-year 2007, which ended Sept. 30. The California intercity passenger-rail operator carried more than 1.4 million passengers, a 14.4 percent Read More
posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:06 PM by adron | 1 Comments
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TriMet Expands Online Service Listings!!!!

It was just... Now it is... Check out the site. The schedule is interesting...  I'm wondering how it will pan out and what the real ridership will end up being.  It should work well. Read More
posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 4:28 PM by adron | 0 Comments

Economist Instead of Engineer

Robert Poole wrote an article which I absolutely agree with.  Transportation needs to be done with a lot more economics in mind than the theoretical ideas of engineering.  Sure, the details of the physical implementations need engineering, but Read More
posted Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:59 AM by adron | 0 Comments