Driving Outdoors

Or, if you are like us, and climbed Dog Mountain on a Sunday in June, you and about 25 other cars will have to park illegally on Highway 14–because the parking lot, already one of the biggest in the area, is full.
Portland Urbanista

Pdxrailtransit's blog

Badly Drawn Boy
Full House at the Terminal Company

Call the Transit Company ! – Call the Police !

http://pdxrailtransit.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/call-the-transit-company-call-the-police/

Parade Crap! Get Your Parade Crap!

http://pdxrailtransit.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/parade-crap-get-your-parade-crap/

Grand Floral Parade hell

http://pdxrailtransit.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/grand-floral-parade/

Jail Duck speeding story keeps getting better

http://bojack.org/2011/06/jail_duck_speeding_story_keeps.html

Unclean! Unclean!

http://bojack.org/2011/06/unclean_unclean.html

Suddenly, cops show up on MAX

A reader who lives way out on the Idaho side of Portland writes:

I am seeing instant results with this new Operation Cool Down. I ride the train every day. Now I see officers on many train rides. Yesterday evening and again this morning there were multiple cops arresting gang-banger types at my MAX stop. They are finally cleaning these sc**s off the street.

And it's really nice. Things seem less depressed, and it makes the outlook optimistic. I think citizens should demand we keep this up and fund even more officers. I am sure we can find the funds from pet projects. The first thing our leaders should be worried about is the safety of the citizens. To have other top priorities would be insanity.

http://bojack.org/2011/06/suddenly_cops_show_up_on_max.html#comments

Mary Fetsch answers questions about TriMet's new bridge and river navigation

The new TriMet bridge and river navigation | Portland Transport

Gotta Love the Ministry!

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/06/gotta-love-ministry.html
“By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise”
Adolf Hitler quotes (German Chancellor, leader of the Nazi party, 1889-1945)

Jason Mchuff's Historical Chart for Bus and MAX Ridership

Tweeters

jarvitron: trimet can't afford ticket checkers. Fare validation falls to cops. Who will put on swat gear for fucking anything.


@yalestar yalestar
Apparently it's Trimet policy to have the cabin be at least 80 degrees on every bus? Oy!
13 Jun via Twitter for Android Favorite Retweet Reply

Parks Bureau watching, waiting to re-open Esplanade - Updated

http://bikeportland.org/2011/06/14/parks-bureau-watching-waiting-to-re-open-esplanade-54814?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BikePortland+%28BikePortland.org%29

The sky would fall before TriMet did this

BART posts online survey to gather feedback on potential general manager | Will Reisman | Under the Dome | San Francisco Examiner

And TriMet is next

Arbitrator imposes contract rejected by Muni workers

How to sue your transit district and win...times two!

This person has it figured out.

You strike; you get fired. Simple as that.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/06/arlington-bus-drivers-strike-lose-jobs?CFID=827&CFTOKEN=39253181

Buses leave cars in the dust

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/buses-leave-cars-in-the-dust-123798249.html?CFID=827&CFTOKEN=39253181

What's going on here?

Seen earlier today (6/13), around 11am , 5th & Morrison.  The woman on the right is Tommye Gilbreth, I'm wondering if the dark haired balding guy is Harry Saporta. Guy in the trench coat is familiar, but I can't place him.  Think they might actually be doing something about the mall?

Sounds like something TriMet would do...

China unveils landmark rail line, shrugs off financing worries
Oh that's right, we have Milwaukie Light Rail.

Will Fukushima run out of rescue workers?

BoJack

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