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Your Questions for Neil, “Round 4”, Part 4 – Potpourri
This is the final installment of our interview last with with Neil McFarlane, TriMet’s General Manager, based on your suggested questions. Today, “Potpourri”, a variety of topics including late-night/early-morning service, bus stop improvements, new apartments without parking and frequent service planning, and the issue of interlining and color designation for the new “Orange” line. Navigation:…
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Your Questions for Neil, “Round 4”, Part 3 – Vehicles
Here is the 3rd video in our 4-part series of last week’s interview of TriMet’s General Manager, Neil McFarlane. As with the previous segments, this too features your suggested questions. Today, we address the broad topic of “Vehicles”, not just fuel types and propulsion, or articulated and double-decker, but also planning for Bus Rapid Transit…
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Semi-Truck / Streetcar Collision
The afternoon of Tuesday, April 30, 2013, a semi-truck collided with a Portland streetcar at the intersection of SE Market St. & SE MLK Blvd. I happened to be nearby and captured the process of separating and removing the two vehicles. The truck had a flat tire and bent wheel (in addition to major body…