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

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Spread the Gospel!

http://portlandtransport.com/archives/2011/03/spread_the_gosp.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+PortlandTransport+(Portland+Transport)

"BRT creep" makes bus rapid transit inferior to rail

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/9600/brt-creep-makes-bus-rapid-transit-inferior-to-rail/

TriMet gives up on collecting fares

BoJack
Not necessarily...

Crime following MAX--this time near Goose Hollow

Pickup driver arrested after joyride along Southwest Portland MAX tracks ends in crash

Crime on TriMet

Portland AFoot

Portland's talking buses?


Two things of note:
1. The buses can detect ambient noise and lower their volume to match.
2. Spokesman Josh Collins says that though this wasn’t one of the safety committee’s recommendations, it was a recommendation of a consultant who submitted a separate report.

Introducing Craigsbest: TriMet's best missed connections of the month

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