Dave Knows: Portland

TriMetiquette has the scoop on yet another tool to plan your tri-county transit trip: the TriMet Interactive Map.
Drag it around with your mouse and flip on satellite mode to see if your neighbors have a pool.
Use the sidebar in conjunction with the map to find stops, routes, transit centers and park and ride locations, […]

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Food Cart Festival this Saturday!
Jarrett Jack no longer #1
An interview with Portland director Todd Haynes
Democracy Now considers Portland the most bicycle-friendly city in North America
The Oregonian debates one of my favorite topics (and breakfasts): the best biscuits ‘n’ gravy in PDX
LA considers the Portland Streetcar

*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.

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The Portland Building is ours!
Walking / Drinking Tour of Portland by pickled Berkely wine writer, Tim “Blind Muscat” Patterson
Just in time for the beautiful weather, the Portland Area Patio Dining lineup from Portland Food and Drink
North Portland’s got a podcast. This week’s discussion: North Portland Streetcar
Great new blog: Trimetiquette
TriMetiquette covers personal TriMet stories […]

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For about the past five years, I’ve lived car free.
Based on my conscious decision to jettison the private automobile, I’ve had to make decisions about where I make my home, where I work, and what sort of activities I pursue.
Now it’s second nature; I don’t consider being car free a sacrifice (that’s why it’s […]

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Local transit riders now have another way to plan trips.
A company called Dabnab has extended their service, similar to TriMet’s web based Trip Planner, to Portland.
From the press release:
A Portland Dadnab user sends an SMS text messages from a mobile phone to portland@dadnab.com. In the message, the user specifies an origin, destination, and an […]

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An article in The Sunday Oregonian explores Portland’s plans for future streetcar lines. “City leaders” want to expand the streetcar network throughout the city.
A streetcar could generate business and political momentum for clusters of midrise housing and commercial centers that could spread the walkable feel of popular urban neighborhoods.
I understand it’s politically expedient […]

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Transit Maps of the World, due to be released next Tuesday, is already available and stashed at the Quimby warehouse according to Powells (no sign of it yet at the library).
Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth.
If it’s comprehensive, […]

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I’m moving (from downtown to North Portland) this weekend, so unfortunately I won’t be participating in much of this weekend’s goings ons. Here’s what I’ll be missing . . .
Thursday
MAX construction on 5th Avenue in Old Town/Chinatown is almost complete, so TriMet’s throwing a party. Here are the details:

Local bands and musicians including Autopilot, […]

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There’s a post today on the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) blog suggesting bike valet parking at PGE Park.
A couple years ago this very idea came up at BikePortland.org. And festivals and events around town have been providing valet bike parking for years; why not a permanent facility at PGE Park and the Rose […]

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The author of The Overhead Wire, a blog dedicated to “sending up transit and TOD with a little unconventional wisdom”, is visiting Portland for a streetcar workshop, and has posted some great streetcar, tram, and Oregon Brewers Festival photos interspersed with commentary.

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