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A Great Time to Get a Transit Appliance
Not only have we just released a new version of software for the Transit Appliance, but to celebrate Fathers’ Day, Chumby Industries has put the Chumby 8 – the ideal platform for a countertop Transit Appliance – on sale for $149.95, $50 off its regular price. Because we love our dads too, we’ll join in…
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Vehicle of Urban Transformation?
As an advocate for cycling as a means of daily transportation, I often get push back of the form: “Well, you can’t ________________ on a bicycle” (pick your objection – kids to soccer, stock up at Costco, etc.). But we’re increasingly seeing creative solutions. In many families the bakfiets has begun to play the same…
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The Futility of Citizen Involvement at the CRC
Back in 2009 I griped about a Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council meeting where citizens were limited to one minute of testimony and several citizens were actually ejected by a zealous security guard. I expected better from Metro, I really did. Today the Council considered whether to deem that the project had met the…
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Defending the Youth Pass
This Op-ed piece was passed on from OPAL (Organizing People, Activating Leaders). A version also appears on oregonlive.com. TRIMET YOUTHPASS: CREATING OUR TRANSIT RIDERS OF THE FUTURE Our region prides itself on sustainability, ideally a harmonious balance between economic vitality, environmental health and social equity. In order to meet our sustainability challenges for the coming…
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Google Adding Real Time Arrivals
Update: Here’s Google’s own post announcing this. The Oregonian is reporting this morning that Google is adding real time transit vehicle information to Google maps. TriMet and a handful of other cities are the first being rolled out. A couple of stops I checked this morning are showing real-time alert information, but the actual arrivals…