Portland Transport

Category: Bus

  • Trolleybus History

    Following up on our discussion on trolleybuses, Dan Haneckow has published a history of trolleybuses in Portland, over on his Cafe Unknown blog. Well worth the read!

  • Hawthorne Revolt

    Over at Blue Oregon, Frank Dufay is criticizing the service plan for the #14 bus during mall construction. Head over there to read and comment.

  • What’s Up with Trolleybuses?

    The Trolleybus (AKA: electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram) is an interesting technology, crossing the rubber-tired bus with the fixed guideway element of overhead caternary wires. Folks from AORTA have proposed trolleybuses as a lower-cost alternative to Streetcars. The nearest local examples are in Seattle. We also saw trolleybuses in operation…

  • The Benefits of Small Buses

    One interesting finding from last week’s junket to Vancouver, B.C. is the range of transit vehicles in use, from SkyTrain (more on SkyTrain in another post) and catamaran ferries to trolley buses and more traditional diesel buses. I was struck by the use of smaller diesel buses. When I inquired, I was told that these…

  • Bike-on-Bus Capacity Highlighted

    We’ve discussed here the fact that TriMet bike racks on the front of buses are often full. Yesterday the topic hit the “in Portland” section of the Oregonian. Word is that TriMet will be testing racks that will hold three bikes on some routes next year.