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Fireworks Extravaganza Open Thread
As part of a larger project I’m working on for Portland Streetcar, I had the opportunity to film the fireworks event last Saturday. Here’s the complete fireworks show: “On Saturday evening, August 22nd, 2015, TriMet presented a fireworks display in celebration of the upcoming opening of the Tilikum Crossing – Bridge of the People in…
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TriMet Orange Line “First Ride” – Interviews
Portland Transport was invited along with other local media to cover Friday Morning’s TriMet Orange Line “First Ride” press event. During the ride, and just after, we were able to briefly interview TriMet management and public officials, including: Neil McFarlane, General Manager, TriMet Jeff Merkley, US Senator, Oregon (D) Steve Novick, Commissioner, City of Portland…
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TriMet Orange Line “First Ride” – A view from the cab
TriMet held a celebratory press event today, with the first-ever passenger service on the Orange Line and across the new Tilikum Crossing. We were able to conduct interviews with Governor Brown, Senator Merkley, Commissioner Novick, TriMet’s Neil McFarlane and others. Those interviews will be posted tomorrow. For now… A teaser with a bit of transit…
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TriMet Unveils All-Electric Test Bus
TriMet held a press event today to unveil an all-electric bus. The bus is on loan to the agency by the manufacturer, BYD Motors, for testing and demonstration purposes for the next two weeks. I attended the event today, took a short demo ride, and interviewed TriMet and BYD representatives for this video. The bus…
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Your Questions For Neil, “Round 5”, Part 4 – Potpourri
And now, the final segment of our video interview with TriMet’s Neil McFarlane. This episode, “Potpourri”, featuring a variety of your questions. Topics include: Bikes on MAX cars – are there ways to add capacity? Bike parking and bikeshare at MAX stations TriMet’s take on carbon emissions – what will it take to get to…