“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr

Saturday, February 12, 2011

LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS #1 RATING FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT

Al M, RANTINGS OF PEOPLE WHO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT IN PORTLAND OREGON

Bus Haiku # 3

bus engine rhythm
stare out the window, searching
for the melody
TriMet Diaries

Private Vs. Public

Going Back to TRUE Union Values

One week later, man hit by distracted driver remains in ICU

Bike Portland

Dog on board? Think about buckling up Rover.

Oregon Live

On-street light rail. Gotta love it.

(this happened a few days ago)
TriMet Yellow Line service delayed through North Portland after train collides with car | Oregon Live
Crash Delays Yellow Line MAX Trains | KPTV

In the News

TriMet Public Art Coordinator Michelle Traver stated that because the Milwaukie Line is funded by federal money, they could not limit the selection of artists to the Portland area. Frequent Oregonian commenter SP Red Electric (who also comments here) questioned that, pointing out that TriMet did not buy buses with the federal stimulus money received in 2009, and justified that by saying that the buses were not made locally and wouldn’t benefit the local economy by putting Oregonians to work. So why is the federal art money different?
Max Faqs

More People Riding MAX; Fewer Taking Bus

KPTV
But look at the comments to this biased post. They're not fooling anyone.

Portland Transport

Streetcar One Step Closer to Lake Oswego
Your Questions for Neil - The Sequel

Portland Atwitter: this week in microblogging, 2011-02-11

Portland AFoot

The Latest Episode Of "Portlandia" Is Out.

MaxRedline

Beginning to see crowding on bus lines! Shocker, aint it?

Who would've guessed that cutting bus lines would instate crowding on buses? Not McFarlane, until now, that is.
Can bus service be improved and Milwaukie Max scrapped?
Please McFarlane, McFarlane please? Don't you have any ears?