Archive for July, 2009
A very enjoyable ride last night
Last night I rode the MAX from downtown to my destination in Zone 3. Now, I typically ride the bus these days due to the location of my work. But I was downtown in the evening and hopped on a MAX to get home.
Gotta say, I had a very enjoyable ride. Here are some of […]
Top five reasons why public transportation stinks in hot weather
I’m not so sure you all know this… but it’s hot. With the next several days predicted to hit 90 degrees, I do not look forward to hitting the bus during my rush-hour commute home.
So I thought hey, why don’t I like to ride public transportation in hot weather? I’m going to get all David […]
TriMet App Center is live
Well lookie here! TriMet now has an official App Center on their website. From Andrew Wallace’s fantastic PDX Bus iPhone / iPod Touch app to Android, text message and web apps, this is a definite collection of TriMet applications.
I will say - TriMet’s stance on not linking to non-affiliated websites is in full force here, […]
Your pick(s) for stop announcement voices
While I was reading up about the recent vote to change 39th avenue to Cesar Chavez Boulevard, I couldn’t help but think that TriMet will need to do some new recording for stops along the new CCB (hey, I kind of like that acronym). I wonder if any of the Portland City Council members thought […]
Interesting parallel…
Was checking up on some morning news and had an article about Manny Ramirez in my RSS reader. That, first of all, was strange simply because I’m not a huge baseball fan (sorry Beavers!) but I did see that apparently he got ejected last night from his first game back from a lengthy suspension.
So I […]
Bad day for one MAX ticket inspector…
A MAX ticket inspector got punched in the face and suffered a broken collar bone because some guy thought he “might as well go to jail” if he was going to receive a citation for having an open alcohol container. This happened in Beaverton.
The suspect is currently at-large. His name is Bragonia Anderson. He’s 5′11″ […]