Public Transportation Stories
Go out of your way to say “thanks”
For some reason, when I ride the MAX or bus I don’t really ever hear the word, “Thanks!” I don’t know if it’s just the nature of the public transportation system that we, as riders, don’t really want to communicate much to one another when riding. I get that sense, at least.
Whenever I step onto […]
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 […]
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 […]
A fun morning on the 15
Rode the usual 15 line I do almost every morning today. Much to my surprise, there was a new bus operator this morning… and when I got on, she asked me where I was going. I replied with a “close to downtown” and she asked if I could help her navigate the route, since this […]
A bad experience
TriMetiquette reader Rose sent me this. Although she’s been riding for twenty years with little to no problems, she recalls a particularly bad experience:
“A few months ago, I rode the bus and MAX to a Blazer game from Tigard. Two weeks previously I was hit by an SUV and sustained a concussion, broken ankle, […]
A harrowing experience - bully TriMet ticket inspectors
I received this email from a TriMetiquette reader wanting to keep their name confidential. It’s a personal story about broken ticket machines, TriMet ticket inspector bullies & overall disgusting service from TriMet security officials. I’ll let the email do the talking:
There were 9 TriMet security people in yellow vests at the Lloyd Center stop […]
7:37am on Blue Line MAX this morning
Here’s a personal story from me (remember - if you ever have any comments or want to share a story, feel free to use the form on the “Care to Share” page):
It was 7:37am. We were stopping at the 82nd Ave Transit Center on a blue line MAX heading towards downtown. The operator came on […]
TriMet giving tickets to non-hung bikes on Max?
My wife works in Beaverton, she normally uses a two bike system so she doesn’t have to hassle with bringing a bike on the Max. But unfortunately yesterday this wasn’t the case.
Blue line 185th Stop:
She was about to board, when she saw that Trimet ticket checkers were not letting cyclists board unless there was an […]
A(nother) nutty TriMet story
I love how there are so many personal stories about TriMet. I read this truly nutty one written by a member of the damnportlanders Livejournal group. Here’s an excerpt:
“When she stands up her crutches fall to the ground and she just leaves them on the bus and heads to the medium in the […]
BlueOregon’s take on TriMet’s fare increase - hell no!
T.A. Barnhart of BlueOregon wrote a very compelling argument against TriMet’s upcoming fare increase in September. He has also observed the increase in ridership many of us have personally seen ourselves - be it with our bus we usually take getting more & more full each week or MAX trains being packed more than ever.
Very […]