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Transit Investment Plan Meetings
Get involved in your local transit planning process by attending a TriMet Open House in May. Learn about the I-205/Portland Mall Light Rail and WES Commuter Rail projects, and discuss plans for Milwaukie Light Rail and the Columbia River Crossing. Talk with TriMet staff and see what’s in the works in our Transit Investment Plan…
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TriMet Gets Tough
Via the Daily Journal of Commerce, TriMet has toughened their exclusion policies: TriMet is adding intimidation as behavior restricted on the system, which includes violent, threatening or disruptive behavior or conduct intended and likely to provoke a violent response. TriMet also is adding boisterous and unreasonably loud conduct as a restriction on the system. “These…
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Two Editorials
Regular Portland Transport commenter Erik Halstead had a guest editorial published in the Portland Tribune a couple of weeks ago, regarding the state of TriMet’s bus fleet: http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120578246708008500 Today, TriMet’s Fred Hansen responded: http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=120699417903725300 Check out the original editorials, and share your comments (there or here).
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Clever Commute Spreads to Buses
Clever Commute has added the #12 bus line (actually two lines: #12 Sandy and #12 Barbur) to its options. Erik, I expect to see regular notices of service issues on Barbur from you :-) Clever Commute would like nominations for the next bus lines to add…
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US PIRG Report on Transit
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group recently released a report “A Better Way to Go” contrasting auto use and transit. Rather than review it here, I’ll point you to an excellent review on The Overhead Wire blog.