Honululu is trying to get rid of offensive odor on public transportation

The Honululu, Hawaii city council is considering a bill that will make it illegal for public transportation riders with “odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system” to ride.  The bill proposes that if someone with an offensive smell does ride, that person…

“… may be ordered to leave transit property and issued a summons or citation by a police officer. If convicted, a person could be fined up to $500, spend up to six months in jail, or be both fined and jailed.”

Jail time for an offensive odor?!  Wow.

PDX car-free happy hour on Thursday, March 12

Aaron over at Trillium Transit wrote me a note about a pretty cool event happening soon – PDX car-free happy hour.

What’s your vision of sustainable transportation and how to make it happen for Portland and the greater world? How do you get around in Portland in and in the greater world? What are you working on? Please join Portland’s first Car-free happy hour to discuss, mingle, and eat and drink.

When: 2nd Thursday of each month (First is March 12), 5-7pm

Where: Roots Organic Brewing Company, 1520 SE 7th Ave, Portland, OR

Who’s invited: Bicyclists, transit riders, pedestrians, motorists looking for other options, carpoolers, activists, consultants, nerds, journalists, public agency employees, politicians, neighbors, and friends

What: Car-free happy hour is an informal venue to mingle participate in a social exchange of information, ideas, and connections. Let’s put the ingredients together and see what happens.

For monthly reminders and discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/pdx-carfree

TriMet MAX ticket machine documentary: Fare is Fair?

Bob over at Portland Transport (one of the best Portland public transportation blogs out there) gave me a heads up of a new documentary that Matt Davis from the Portland Mercury and himself made about this ongoing MAX ticket machine problem.  The Portland Mercury Blogtown post with the video is here, along with some commentary from Matt himself.

Bob contacted Mary Fetsch, TriMet’s Spokesperson, asking if the ticket machine situation has improved and linked her to the video.

You can go to the Portland Mercury Blogtown page to view the video or watch it below:

Keep an eye out on the Portland Mercury page to see if Mary indeed does respond to the video.  Kudos to Bob Richardson of Portland Transport and Matt Davis from the Merc – great video guys!

Would anyone like to provide first-day WES coverage?

WES (Westside Express Service) is making long-awaited maiden voyage on February 2.  I was hoping to be chosen in the “WES Time” Essay Contest, to be one of 30 lucky riders to ride WES on that date, but alas was not chosen.

So I was hoping a TriMetiquette reader was chosen or perhaps will be riding WES that day to snap some pictures and tell us how the WES is.

Anyone interested?

Wish I could be invited… *nudge nudge TriMet higher-ups* 

Pants Off ride this Saturday, January 10

The “Global No Pants Subway Ride Portland” Event is happening this Saturday, January 10th.  Expect some pantless riders between 3 – 6pm on the MAX and buses.

Heard about this event on OregonLive.  You can RSVP or read more event details on the Portland Facebook page.

Me?  Eh.  I don’t think my wife will appreciate me riding pantless on the MAX