Archive for April, 2009
TriMet finalizes service cuts
After several open house discussions and thousands of comments, TriMet has finalized its list of MAX and bus service cuts. Things look very similar to the original plan except for some changes to bus lines 31, 63, 89, 152 and 157 - the service cuts to these five bus lines won’t be as drastic as […]
Get those rules front and center
My brother, Adam Bullock, had an interesting thought the other day: why doesn’t TriMet have a “rules to ride by” poster or something front and center when you get on the bus or the MAX. The bus is easy - just that “wall” behind the driver sits:
Have a nice large poster on the immediate right. […]
No food for you!
We’ve all seen it on the MAX, bus and streetcar: some people sneaking some bites of their sandwich, snacking on some Mentos or otherwise. Eating happens!
Photo by iChris via Flickr
TriMet’s official stance on food + drink on their buses and trains is this:
“Eating is not allowed on TriMet vehicles, but you can bring food and […]
MAX fare internal enforcement fail
As I was boarding a #20 last night after work, an individual was boarding behind me. I overheard that this individual “lost” his bus fare receipt and that he “needed to get to Gresham.”
What did the bus operator say? “Sorry, no fare, no ride”?
Nope! The bus operator said, “Well, go take the MAX - that’ll […]