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Topics that don't fit in any of my other designated categories.

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 | 0 Comments
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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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The Official Steel Bridge Closure

June 1–August 30: TriMet buses will not use Steel Bridge; detours in place June 10–August 24: Bridge closed to all vehicles August 2–24: TriMet MAX will not cross Steel Bridge; shuttle buses provided I'm still curious, if anyone knows, what exactly Read More
posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:41 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Beaverton Transit Center, Where is the Center?

Contemplation #1 I took this photo recently while on a photo spree out west of downtown Portland.  The Beaverton Transit Center stop is a great stop, for transit, but not so much else.  Contemplation #2 So the Beaverton Transit Center is just Read More
posted Friday, May 16, 2008 10:28 AM by adron | 0 Comments
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Observations on the West Side

On my Sunday outing I've made a ton of observations and had a few conversations of interest too. As I was strolling through the construction areas in Beaverton for the new commuter rail I started wondering how the vehicles for this line, and especially Read More
posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:39 AM by adron | 0 Comments
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HOLY !*#$ TRANSIT DOLLARS

"The Urban Land Institute (ULI) reported Tuesday that a survey of 23 large metropolitan regions indicates that their combined transit spending over the next 25-to-30 years "will actually exceed that spent on highways, a shift of historic proportions." Read More
posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:56 PM by adron | 4 Comments
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Private Fund Raising for Rail

So you guys who say, "rail never supports itself", "passenger services can't operate at profit", "people just don't value it enough", "blahg blagh, rail is so great but we MUST beg for money for operations and capitol" are going to hate me pointing this Read More
posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:03 PM by adron | 7 Comments
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110.17 mph at 40.025 lat and -75.033 long, Heading 33 Degrees

At least according to my new Sprint PCS Wireless card with GPS, that's how fast I am traveling and where I'm at.  Right now I'm sitting aboard the Acela in the quiet car.  I have one word to say.  Thanks.  At least we have a train Read More
posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:07 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Some More Newark

Grabbed some shots form stations, to NEC trains, to a few platforms, some architecture of downtown New York and Newark, NJ Transit Buses, Light Rail, Penn Station in Newark, and more. Technorati Tags: New York,Newark,Penn Station,WTC,WTC PATH Station,Light Read More
posted Monday, March 10, 2008 9:26 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Airport and Station Naming - Who Gets Credit?

I'm really disgusted by some of the names that stations and airports get named after.  Such as Reagan International.  Reagan never built a damn airport in his life.  He never had any particular business building one, never operated one, Read More
posted Monday, March 03, 2008 12:29 PM by adron | 2 Comments
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"We'll Help You Beat Traffic"

Joleen and I got home from some good grub over on Alberta Street tonight.  After work today, a half day, I rode the Yellow Line out to Killingsworth and walked down to Atomic Tattoo.  Joleen was getting an arm piece worked on, stage 2 of three Read More
posted Friday, January 04, 2008 8:51 AM by adron | 0 Comments
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Portland Transit (and almost everything else) Kicks Your City’s A3$!

So here's the scoop. A couple people asked me recently, "who do you live in Portland, yer always fussing!" I've been rambling on about the frustrations of Portland Metro and Portland Streetcar blowing it on this, prospectively blowing it on that, and Read More
posted Monday, December 10, 2007 7:46 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Portland Snow

I decided it was time for one of those "out and about via TriMet". I always like to travel out via the Blue Line or even Yellow or Red to just see the development changes occurring. With the recent happenings with the extra police, pansy gangs, and other Read More
posted Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:06 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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Car, Bus, Air, or Railroad Business Travel

I commonly wonder why people use certain modes of travel.  Is it the control, the fear factor, the time savings, or the monetary savings.  The later big is always the least involved choice really, which is deplorably sad.  But I'm going Read More
posted Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:15 PM by adron | 2 Comments
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Amtrak Travel Tips

With the recent trip I've taken there are a few things that I wish I would have thought of.  With that in mind I've created this list of things to remember when taking a trip, specifically a long distance multi-day trip. Make sure to have some Read More
posted Saturday, December 01, 2007 7:46 PM by adron | 0 Comments
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