Archive for October, 2008
Smoke elsewhere
See, I’m not one to enjoy inhaling second hand smoke… especially at places that explicitly state that it’s against the law to smoke there. TriMetiquette reader Kevin sent me a note a couple of days ago which reminded me to write about this problem:
“This afternoon when I was waiting for a train at the 82nd […]
Bus Line 35 adds an additional bus in the morning; Line 15 riders cry
If you ride bus line 35 - Macadam in the morning, you might start experiencing lighter loads. TriMet is adding an additional bus to help facilitate the crowding for that bus line in the morning during the week. This new addition is will start on Monday, October 27th.
While this is definitely good news, I’m hoping […]
Interview with Andrew Wallace, creator of the iPhone app PDX Bus
If you have an iPhone and you need to see Portland public transit arrival times and schedules, the PDX Bus application is for you. Simply put - it’s the slickest form of a “transit tracker” for TriMet on the iPhone.
I had the chance to ask Andrew Wallace - the PDX Bus developer - some questions […]
TriMet’s Respect The Ride = rules to ride by
How dare you, TriMet, concoct a new page on your site around basic rules to ride by. I mean, many of them sound like (gasp!) some of the public transportation riding etiquette tips I’ve posted in the past! Why… that means:
(Wax on) If you follow proper public transit riding etiquette…
(Wax off) then you’re most likely […]
Transit Beer #2 recap
Attended Transit Beer #2 last night and it was great to put some faces to the big Portland public transit bloggers out there.
Props to Julian @ PDX Pipeline - a Portland Sustainability blog for coming along. Played some bones beforehand at the previously-Holiday Inn bar.
Thanks to Adron for setting it up - if you haven’t […]
Upgrading 2 zone pass to all-zone for the day is cumbersome for MAX riders
Simply put - there isn’t an easy way to upgrade your 2 zone monthly pass to an all-zone pass if you’re riding the MAX and going more than two zones. If you’re purchasing fair properly: if you had a monthly 2 zone pass and were in need of an all-zone ticket for the […]