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BridgeCam archives
- BridgeCam clips: Interesting events seen on my Steel Bridge Web cam
- BridgeCam archives: Steel Bridge Web cam archives
- Daily timelapses: Daily videos of the Steel Bridge and surrounding area
- BridgeCam images: Things seen on my Steel Bridge Web cam
  - BridgeCam: Dec 2009: Things seen on my Steel Bridge webcam in December 2009 (44 photos)
  - BridgeCam: early 2009: Things seen on my Steel Bridge webcam in early 2009 (23 photos)
  - BridgeCam: Feb 2010: Things seen on my Steel Bridge webcam in Feburary 2010 (26 photos)
  - BridgeCam: Jan 2010: Things seen on my Steel Bridge webcam in January 2010 (41 photos)
  - BridgeCam: July 2009: Things seen on my Steel Bridge web cam (52 photos)
  - BridgeCam: June 2009: Things seen on my Steel Bridge webcam in June 2009 (50 photos)
  - BridgeCam: Nov 2009: Things seen on my Steel Bridge Web cam in November 2009 (39 photos)
  - BridgeCam: Oct 2009: Things seen on my Steel Bridge Web cam (51 photos)
  - BridgeCam: Sept 2009: Scenes from my Steel Bridge Web cam (44 photos)
Ideas: Ways to improve our government
- Drafts: Misc thoughts, some from 2012
- Elections
  - Multiple-choice "approval" voting: Putting competition and accountability in our elections
  - Multiple-choice voting w/backup: Having "good" and "fair" options
  - Campaign finance (old thoughts)
  - Citizen-funded campaigns: Controlling campaign finance
  - Other election improvements: Already implimented in Oregon
  - Why primaries aren't helpful
- Health care
  - Abortions (draft)
  - Solving health care: A realistic, bottom-up way to create cost-controlled, near-universal care
  - Productive drug use prevention (draft)
  - 4 different ways Medicare could save (draft): Insurance overhead, preventative care, productivity, bargaining power
  - Misc thoughts
  - 2011(?) speech: Fiscally responsible, consumer-controlled health care for all
  - A letter to the ATU: An open letter I once wrote to TriMet's union on health care
- Transportation
  - Amtrak (draft)
  - Cheap Amtrak food service: What could be done if dining car service must go away
  - Columbia River Crossing (draft)
  - Portland's gravel streets: What to do with them
  - Misc thoughts
  - Transit Myths and Facts: The truth about what other people claim
  - On-street parking
  - Transportation / development subsidies: or The real reason why we have traffic congestion and "sprawl"
  - Transportation / development subsidies 2: or The real reason why we have traffic congestion and "sprawl"
  - Better taxi service: Making taxi companies subordinate to both drivers and customers
  - Transportation tidbits
My Photos: My transit-related photos; others available on Flickr
- MAX Light Rail: My MAX Light Rail-related photos
  - 4/11 MAX crash: at NW 1st & Everett, just before the Old Town/Chinatown station (6 photos)
  - Banfield study (Palm): Pictures taken of Banfield Transitway Project environmental statement at the Multnomah County Central Library with a Palm Zire 71 PDA This document is now online at the Oregon Sustainable Community Digital Library (16 photos)
  - Clackamas Town Center: Includes MAX Green Line construction and parking garage (26 photos)
  - MAX derailment: A MAX train derailed at SW Morrison & 11th at around 4 PM on Monday, April 21st. 2 hours of video available (17 photos)
  - MAX Light Rail: (61 photos)
  - Interstate MAX (Palm): Pictures taken of the TriMet "Interstate" MAX Yellow Line opening celebration (44 photos)
  - Portland Mall 2008: Construction on 5th and 6th Avenues (195 photos)
  - Portland Mall 2009: Construction on 5th and 6th Avenues (53 photos)
  - Mall MAX testing: Testing a new train on the new Portland Mall February 28, 2009 View my video of testing TriMet: News Release Oregonian coverage: New MAX train greeted like rock star on Portland Mall Different angles Video: TriMet's sleek new MAX train rolls on the Portland Mall TriMet takes new MAX train for a spin Video (87 photos)
  - Washington Park MAX: The second-deepest transit station in the world--MAX Light Rail at Washington Park (21 photos)
- General/Other
  - 1985 map (Palm): Pictures taken of the 1985 "Portland Area Map & Transit Guide" at the Multnomah County Central Library with a Palm Zire 71 PDA (23 photos)
  - TriMet bus stops: My photos related to bus stops (74 photos)
  - Bybee Blvd. Bridge: Bridge over McLoughlin Blvd. (Oregon Route 99E) and Union Pacific Railroad tracks In response to a request on Portland Transport by contributor Bob Richardson (31 photos)
  - TriMet documents: Various documents relating to capital projects and other things (77 photos)
  - Misc Portland transit: (45 photos)
  - Misc transit (phone): (51 photos)
  - TriMet (Palm): Various TriMet-related pictures taken in and around Portland, Oregon (75 photos)
  - TriMet (phone): (79 photos)
- TriMet events: Bus bridges, dedications, meetings, and other one-time-only things
  - 2/7 MAX shutdown: MAX was shut down through downtown Portland in order to connect the electrical system for the new Portland Mall light rail tracks February 7, 2009 (41 photos)
  - 4/4 MAX bus bridge: At Gateway Transit Center for MAX Green Line tie-in (66 photos)
  - 5/19 MAX disruption: MAX Light Rail was shut down through downtown and on the Yellow Line on May 19 after a mistake was made in lifting the Steel Bridge, damaging trains and the overhead wires (55 photos)
  - TriMet board meeting: January 28, 2009 Board of Directors meeting (35 photos)
  - Hollywood bus bridge: MAX Light Rail was shut down along the Banfield for track replacement (15 photos)
  - LnC Ride TriMet Day: Lewis & Clark College campaign to save service on Line 39 (19 photos)
  - TriMet public hearings: Regarding Fall 2008 service cuts (15 photos)
  - Rosa Parks dedication: Renaming ceremony for the Portland Blvd. MAX station, February 4, 2009 (7 photos)
  - Rose Quarter changes: Adding a bike lane through the Rose Quarter Transit Center (13 photos)
  - Steel bus Bridge: MAX shuttles and other changes to TriMet service while the Steel Bridge was closed For actual construction, see Steel Bridge work (77 photos)
  - WES grand opening: January 30, 2009 (111 photos)
  - WES preview ride: Westside Express Service commuter rail ride, January 23, 2009 (64 photos)
  - WES Week ride: (30 photos)
My Stuff: Things I've made
- Bus service ideas
  - Freeway stops at 99th St TC: Allowing better C-TRAN express service and pedestrian access
  - Relocating Barbur TC: Moving bus stops to the street and having Lines 43 and 44 serve them
  - A better Steel Bridge bus bridge: Saving money during the August 2008 Steel Bridge closure
  - Hillsdale Transit Center: Improving transfers between the 9 different bus lines at SW Capitol Hwy and Sunset
  - Line 43, not 39 for Lewis & Clark: Why Line 43 should serve the college instead of having Line 39 go downtown
  - Running Line 10 as a loop: one-way east of I-205
  - Logical places for Line 16 bus stops: near downtown Portland
  - Improving Line 33 connections: to other eastside lines at SE Grand and Madison
  - Improving the Line 89 schedule: showing that it actually operates as a loop
  - Swapping Lines 32 & 33 in Oregon City: Creating direct and local routes
  - Keeping 15 on Morrison past 18th
  - Moving Tigard TC: Allowing buses (like Line 94) to stay on highway and serve it via pullouts
  - Using deadheading buses for the TX
- Mall diagrams: Portland Mall-related stuff
- MAX ideas/views
  - Reconfiguring the Airport MAX junction: near Gateway TC
  - Facts on Milwaukie MAX
  - The new Portland Mall wasn't worth it
  - Westside MAX connections
  - Issues with the MAX Yellow Line: speed, accessibility and reliability
- Other ideas/views
  - TriMet Budget speech: Possibly from January 2016
  - Going the other way on fares (2011): Written in early 2011 when another fare increase was planned
  - Simplifying the TriMet fare system (2005): From a list submitted at the September 2005 TriMet Board of Directors meeting and given to TriMet's strategic planner at the time
  - Removing more of Harbor Drive: An alternative to the "Harrison Roadway" street/streetcar connection
  - My response to Jerry Boone on WES: E-mail sent after his October 23, 2006 column in The Oregonian
  - North Broadway
  - Alternatives to Powell Garage Employee Shuttles: Regarding TriMet Board Resolution 18-12-80
  - Ross Island Bridge ramps
  - NE Sandy Blvd/Fremont St/72nd Ave intersection: How to reduce delays/congestion at a complicated intersection
  - Re-configuring the Steel Bridge ramps: more room and better connections for Waterfront Park, removal of a barrier and less traffic delays
  - TriMet Trip Planner idea: integrating it more with their interactive map
- Other creations: non-Portland Mall related ones
  - 1st & Arthur area map
  - Sector moves
  - 39th Avenue bus stops: Comparing local stops on Line 75 to express stops on Lines 66 and 74
  - Line 63 vs Washington Park Shuttle: a route comparison
  - Line 72 vs MAX Green Line: Bus ridership before and after the MAX opening
  - Bus layovers at TriMet's Beaverton TC
  - Google Earth KMZ files: showing TriMet service
  - C-TRAN I-5 service: Combined schedule of Portland-Vancouver express routes 105, 134, 157 and 199
  - Drop-off in Line 94 loads: past Barbur TC and through Tigard
  - TriMet's long Line 12
  - MAX Light Rail loads/station activity
  - A better MAX Light Rail map
  - North vs south park blocks: street grid differences
  - Same bus ad, place; different times
  - South of Mall diagram
  - Portland Streetcar map
  - February 2021 Texas cold snap issues: Issues that those in Texas faced or may have faced due to cold weather and lack of preparedness
  - NW Oregon/SW Washington transit connections: As of 2011
  - West side vs east side street names: comparing where many are the same
  - WES vs pre-WES travel times: commuter rail vs TriMet/SMART buses between Beaverton and Wilsonville
  - WES vs. buses from Portland: commuter rail vs TriMet/SMART buses from Portland to Wilsonville
- Other screenshots: Things seen on other Web sites
  - TriMet Center Garage
  - Bus bunching in action
  - Google Transit errors: (transit layer/icons on Google Maps)
  - Internal TriMet stops
  - Late Line 8s
  - MAX train getting pushed
  - Almost 24 hour MAX service
  - Misc map oddities
  - That isn't the WES route
- TriMet screenshots: Stuff seen on the TriMet Web site and other places
TriMet scanner: Radio communications
- About the TriMet scanner: Listen to most every call heard on the TriMet radio system
SystemMapper: See the location and details of all TriMet buses and MAX trains
TransitMapper: See the location and details of the next vehicles to a stop using Google Maps
TriMet Archives
- Airport MAX: Official photos of the MAX Red Line
  - Airport MAX 1st ride: Official first ride From the TriMet Archives (44 photos)
  - Airport MAX: 1st train: From the TriMet Archives (12 photos)
  - Airport MAX barriers: From the TriMet Archives (5 photos)
  - Airport MAX bike path: Adjacent to the rail line from Gateway to Parkrose/Sumner. (10 photos)
  - Customer Service tours Airport MAX: From the TriMet Archives (14 photos)
  - Airport MAX family day: TriMet employee\'s families tour the MAX Red Line From the TriMet Archives (17 photos)
  - Airport MAX: Gateway: From the TriMet Archives (15 photos)
  - Airport MAX: I-205: From the TriMet Archives (18 photos)
  - Jenna Dorn visits Airport MAX: Federal Transit Administration official From the TriMet Archives (9 photos)
  - MAX luggage rack test: From the TriMet Archives (5 photos)
  - Airport MAX "Meet Your Neighbor\: From the TriMet Archives (50 photos)
  - Airport MAX: misc 1: From the TriMet Archives (36 photos)
  - Airport MAX: misc 2: From the TriMet Archives (54 photos)
  - Airport MAX: misc 3: From the TriMet Archives (45 photos)
  - New Orleans visit to MAX: (19 photos)
  - Airport MAX National Night Out: From the TriMet Archives (14 photos)
  - Oregonian Airport MAX tour: Also includes views of Portland Airport concourse construction (35 photos)
  - Parkrose/Sumner TC: From the TriMet Archives (28 photos)
  - Rancho Bechtel: Airport MAX construction offices From the TriMet Archives (14 photos)
  - Airport MAX safety campaign: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
  - Airport MAX underpass: Near Rocky Butte under the I-205 northbound lanes (33 photos)
- Buses
  - 11-10-05 Bus 2552: (61 photos)
  - TriMet Bus Dispatch: From the TriMet Archives (18 photos)
  - TriMet bus shelters: From the TriMet Archives (19 photos)
  - TriMet fleet photos: From the TriMet Archives (71 photos)
  - Garages / Maintenance: From the TriMet Archives (64 photos)
  - 2010-09-23 Gillig Hybrid: bus demo (98 photos)
  - Gillig hybrid visit: From the TriMet Archives (37 photos)
  - Hybrid bus: From the TriMet Archives (60 photos)
  - LACMTA bus visit: From the TriMet Archives (105 photos)
  - Merlo Contingency buses: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
  - NewFlyer Excelsior: 2010-09-24 bus demo (108 photos)
  - New logo & livery: (15 photos)
  - Old TriMet transit centers: Slide scans from the TriMet Archives (12 photos)
  - WES bus stop test: (31 photos)
- TriMet events
  - 2001 TriMet Roadeo: From the TriMet Archives (108 photos)
  - 2002 TriMet bus roadeo: From the TriMet Archives (32 photos)
  - 2003 TriMet Roadeo: From the TriMet Archives (5 photos)
  - 2008 TriMet Roadeo practice: September 6, 2008 From TriMet (95 photos)
  - 2009 Operator of the Year event: From TriMet (198 photos)
  - First biodiesel bus fueling: From the TriMet Archives (4 photos)
  - Blazer game kiosk: (8 photos)
  - NASCAR bus fan event: From the TriMet Archives (3 photos)
  - TriMet fuel cell event: From the TriMet Archives (13 photos)
- Interstate MAX: Official photos of the MAX Yellow Line
  - 300-series MAX cars: Prior to revenue service From the TriMet Archives (18 photos)
  - After Interstate MAX: From the TriMet Archives (73 photos)
  - Before & after Interstate MAX: Comparison shots from the TriMet Archives (51 photos)
  - MAX car 301 arrival: From the TriMet Archives (65 photos)
  - MAX car 324 arrival: From the TriMet Archives (11 photos)
  - Interstate MAX concrete pour: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
  - Interstate MAX construction: Various photos from the TriMet Archives (85 photos)
  - Failing St ped bridge: From the TriMet Archives (12 photos)
  - Interstate MAX Family Day: From the TriMet Archives (38 photos)
  - Interstate MAX first run: From the TriMet Archives (9 photos)
  - Interstate MAX grand opening: From the TriMet Archives (94 photos)
  - Interstate MAX: From the TriMet Archives (15 photos)
  - LRV manufacturing: From the TriMet Archives (11 photos)
  - MAX display: From the TriMet Archives (8 photos)
  - Old Line 5-Interstate: From the TriMet Archives (9 photos)
  - Interstate MAX opening early: From the TriMet Archives (28 photos)
  - Paul Bunyan: The statue was moved to make way for the MAX Yellow Line From the TriMet Archives (28 photos)
  - Vanport Bridge drill: Emergency test on Interstate MAX/MAX Yellow Line From the TriMet Archives (21 photos)
  - Interstate MAX Web images: Project Web page pictures; from the TriMet Archives (51 photos)
- MAX Light Rail: General MAX pictures
  - MAX in body shop: From the TriMet Archives (56 photos)
  - TriMet Archives: I-205 MAX: Construction-related photos of the future MAX Green Line (42 photos)
  - I-205 right-of-way: From the TriMet Archives (51 photos)
  - Misc old MAX slides: From the TriMet Archives (47 photos)
  - Ruby Junction/misc MAX: From the TriMet Archives (42 photos)
  - Type 4 MAX first day: From the TriMet Archives (9 photos)
  - Type 4 MAX on the Mall: From the TriMet Archives (9 photos)
  - Type 4 MAX production: From the TriMet Archives (51 photos)
- My finds: Items seen outside the TriMet Library
  - 1985 map notes: At the Multnomah County Central Library
  - 1990 photo album into: From the ATU/TRI-MET 20th Anniversary Photo Album, April 1990
  - 1990 photo album vision: From the ATU/TRI-MET 20th Anniversary Photo Album, April 1990
  - TriMet timeline: from the 1994 TriMet calendar
  - Old TriMet trip planner: download includes a DOS emulator
  - Old TriMet Web pages: Found in the Internet Archive
- Other
  - TriMet: 1970-1980: TriMet: 1970-1980, a decade of progress (15 photos)
  - 1970\'s TriMet improvements: (4 photos)
  - 1977 legislative report: From the TriMet Archives (10 photos)
  - TriMet Ride Atlas, 1978: From the TriMet Archives (44 photos)
  - 1998 TriMet schedules: (79 photos)
  - 2000 Regional Transportation Plan: From the TriMet Archives (12 photos)
  - Bus School newspaper: From the TriMet Archives (12 photos)
  - TriMet customer service: From the TriMet Archives (23 photos)
  - Fare Exchange newsletter: (7 photos)
  - TriMet Guide excerpts: From the TriMet Archives (37 photos)
  - Interstate Bridge: Aerial photos of the bridge between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington across the Columbia River (38 photos)
  - Misc old TriMet maps: From the TriMet Archives (36 photos)
  - Model MAX car: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
  - Misc old TriMet schedules: (79 photos)
  - Operator rule books: From the TriMet Archives (14 photos)
  - Pre-TriMet transit: Misc historical photos, from the TriMet Archives (129 photos)
  - Self-service fares: "The Implementation of America\'s First Self-Service Fare System for Buses" From the TriMet Archives (113 photos)
  - TriMet Speed Riding manual: Rider newspaper about the introduction of Self-Service Fare Collection From the TriMet Archives (25 photos)
  - Oregon Passenger Services: From the TriMet Archives (14 photos)
  - 1985 TriMet strike prep info: (19 photos)
  - TriMet Strike Contingency Plan: From 1985 (38 photos)
  - Vintage Trolley: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
  - WES Commuter Rail: From the TriMet Archives (33 photos)
  - TriMet: Winter 1970-71
- Portland Mall: Includes pictures of temporary service on 3rd/4th during closure
  - 1974 Portland Mall design study: Preliminary design study, Fifth and Sixth Avenues Transit Mall, Portland, Oregon\n\nAugust 14, 1974 (104 photos)
  - 3rd/4th Aves bus testing: From the TriMet Archives (92 photos)
  - Before Mall MAX stations: Pictures of the locations of future MAX stations on the Portland Mall (5th & 6th Aves) in central Portland From the TriMet Archives (67 photos)
  - Buses on the Portland Mall: From the TriMet Archives (36 photos)
  - 12-9-04 Bus Yard test: (41 photos)
  - Portland Mall construction: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
  - Portland Mall design testing: From the TriMet Archives (55 photos)
  - Portland Mall Glisan alt: From the TriMet Archives (11 photos)
  - Portland Mall long shots: From the TriMet Archives (15 photos)
  - Mall opening manual: (12 photos)
  - Portland Mall MAX test: (5 photos)
  - Misc Portland Mall: From the TriMet Archives (34 photos)
  - Portland Mall Nov 2008: From the TriMet Archives (64 photos)
  - Portland Mall Oct 2008: From the TriMet Archives (211 photos)
  - Portland Mall Operator Training: From the TriMet Archives (40 photos)
  - Original Portland Mall: 1970s photos from the TriMet Archives (82 photos)
  - Union Station signal tower: From the TriMet Archives (8 photos)
  - Portland Mall simulator: From the TriMet Archives (6 photos)
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