Remember Dan Christensen's blog, TriMet Confidential? Come the new year he will be bringing it back!
That was one of my favorite blogs. Im glad to hear he is bringing it back

This is cool

NASA spots chilled-out stars cooler than the human body

Twitter is good for something

The train pulled away. I maybe yelled something along the lines of "THANKS A LOT, %#**@," and it maybe was a little less pleasant than that. Like every spurned passenger, I had only one recourse - Twitter.
http://drjeff.livejournal.com/2170524.html
I really should figure out how to use twitter...

Coalition recommends cutting funding for new bridge

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/aug/24/coalition-recommends-cutting-crc-funding/

The day the world changed

Portland AFoot

TriMet Justice

A Perspective

more information on dog shooting at N. Lombard TC

Man arrested after dog charges officer Interesting that they've only released this info just now

Vintage trolley may soon roll on LO rail line

Extension of Portland’s streetcar into Lake Oswego will go to a vote in Lake Oswego early next year. If it is approved, the trolley service could be considered unnecessary becasue both trains would use the rail line. However, the future of the extension is still uncertain, which is why TriMet is considering several options for the rail line.

http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=131422197840241000

holdup at the MAX zoo station?

According to a rider on trimet, there was an attempted armed robbery at that station and as a result, Max trains were halted.