June 2008 - Posts

Transit Police BS

Based on experience and the experience of many others, do we really want police everywhere all the time?  Especially when they don't enforce actual laws but instead harass and irritate the populace instead? Today I did my normal commute, which these Read More
posted Monday, June 30, 2008 10:05 PM by adron | 2 Comments
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Beaverton Police and Transit

Ok, so maybe I'm just a person who likes people to respect each other.  Maybe I'm jumping the issue to think that police officers should be examples of respect and not those that need examples of respect. Ok, so maybe I'm expecting too much of our Read More
posted Sunday, June 29, 2008 1:24 AM by adron | 5 Comments
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Snuck Under My Nose

So all these vehicles for TriMet are arriving without me being able to find out ahead of time the exact locations and stuff.  It seems I've fallen out of the loop. Oh well, that happens sometimes. This last week the new S/70 cars arrived.  The Read More
posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:56 AM by adron | 0 Comments

WES Side Arrivals

I noticed the Oregonian as well as other sources have made mention of the arrival of the Colorado Car and DMU in Wilsonville. Mentioned by the Tribune and The Times (publications of the same parent, same articles) that the vehicles had arrived. I'm really Read More
posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:42 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Vastly Superior To Portland's Streetcar

...but nobody rides it.  Just a few shots from back when I lived in Jacksonville, FL.  In their defense they built this system which connects various parts of downtown, just like the Portland Streetcar.  However nobody lives downtown there.  Read More
posted Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:46 PM by adron | 2 Comments
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Pictures of Transit Thoughts

I made a new category on the blog for pictures, that have transit thoughts attached.  I'm dubbing it "Transit Porn n Pickles".  Ok, not really, I'll call it "Transit Pics & Conjured Thoughts". If anyone has a better idea, leave a comment Read More
posted Saturday, June 21, 2008 6:23 PM by adron | 3 Comments

Some Candy From Another Saturday for Saturday

Streetcar Rolling Down 10th through the Pearl. A street corner in the Pearl. Greatest Coffee in America...    ...brought to you by South American Farmers. Another Pearl Building... Another Pearlite Buiding ...and another... ...and Read More
posted Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:48 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Urban Commute Time

Home to Office… Driving: 32-40 minutes Transit: 48-52 minutes Walking: 1hr 24 minutes Bicycling: 28 minutes Simple fact, it's pretty damn stupid to try to drive in an urban environment.  It takes about 1-3 minutes to park a bike, and about 3-15 Read More
posted Friday, June 20, 2008 9:24 AM by adron | 0 Comments
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The Daily Grind

I've been utilizing a ton of transit lately, but unfortunately haven't written a lick about any of my recent experiences.  It really kind of bums me out when I'm just too wrapped to write things up. Of all the cool things I have to say I'm impressed Read More
posted Friday, June 13, 2008 8:10 PM by adron | 2 Comments

Will The Streetcar Improve It?

So I've got a new office location I'm commuting to these days.  It is an interesting commute, which takes me through the city center and down Macadam. Eventually I suppose this route will be much easier with the Streetcar.  Maybe. It will also Read More
posted Saturday, June 07, 2008 6:58 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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