For its next leg of light-rail, TriMet is proposing what will be downtown's first new river bridge in 35 years--and the nation's first-ever transit/pedestrian/bicycle bridge. It's a trophy in the making to add to Portland's ever-growing mantel of green alt-transport...

Jeremy Ferguson, a former member of Milwaukie's budget committee, the customer information manager for TriMet and an almost-life-long resident of the city has been named Milwaukie's interim mayor. Former mayor Jim Bernard was elected to the county commission in the November general ...

I was grumpy, it was cold and rainy. This was a couple months ago, so it wasn't as cold as it has been, but cold enough. I stood at a bus stop, hoping to catch a quick ride over the bridge to get some lunch and get back to my office before my hour was up. I stood under the shelter, out of the rain.

A gaunt older man, in jeans and a flannel shirt and ski jacket, walks up, looking in the direction the bus will be coming. Not seeing one, he steps under the shelter, pulls out a pack of smokes, lights one up.

I was grumpy, it was cold and rainy. But, whatever, I can live and let live. Bus will be here soon enough. I pull out my iPhone and surf so I don't have to pay attention to the smoker flouting the non-smoking rule at the bus shelter. I tune out.

Out of the corner of my eye I catch a glimpse of some interaction between a car and a bike in the green bike box that ends with the car honking its horn. The smoker reacts with a laugh. "Did you see that asshole bike?"

No, I didn't, but since the bike probably had the right of way, now the smoker has annoyed me. "Did you know that bus stops are non-smoking areas?" I replied.

He looked at me. "Oh. All of them?" I nod.

He leaves the stop and walks away, into the rain, cigarette still smoldering from his lips.

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Beginning Tuesday, January 12th TriMet will begin training bus operators on the Portland Mall in downtown.  That means changes on the Mall for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

 

Most importantly - Everyone needs to look out for buses!  We've become accustomed to the absence of buses on 5th and 6th, but next Tuesday all that will change. 

 

In some areas of the Mall, automobile parking will be removed, buses will be in the middle transit lane, and bicyclists and motorists will share the far left travel lane.

 

Right turns are not allowed.

 

Here's what the new traffic pattern will look like once MAX operation begins:

 

For more information check out the Mall Safety Information website. 

TriMet is moving to replace the rail switches that froze and shut down some of its MAX light rail lines for days during the recent winter storms. Frozen rail switch mechanisms have shut down portions of the MAX system during previous storms. This year's closures were more extensive and ...

What's free on New Year's Eve? Free TriMet Service All TriMet service will be free on New Year's Eve after 8:00 pm. Buses, the Streetcar and the Red MAX line will run on regular schedules. Yellow and Blue MAX lines will have special late-night service. For schedules and details, check the TriMet website. Free (No Cover) Events For kids: Kids Party [...]

TriMet is moving to replace the rail switches that froze and shut down some of its MAX light rail lines for days during the recent winter storms. Frozen rail switch mechanisms have shut down portions of the MAX system during previous storms. This year's closures were more extensive and ...

David T. Crout. TriMet. croutd@trimet.org. www.trimet.org. ITS Oregon Lunch Presentation. September 26, 2008. 64 slides on Trimet operations - bus locations, reporting, predicting when the bus is coming, schedule displays inside and outside. impressive.