Don IlerNortheast to Northwest Portland: TriMet’s Line 24Line 24 cuts across Northeast Portland on Fremont Street, providing a valuable connection but is hobbled by low frequency.9 min read·Jan 10, 2023----
Don IlerThe case for a fare free transit system: Make TriMet free for everyoneAs Portland slowly crawls out of the pandemic, contends with an empty downtown, and attempts to meet ambitious goals to lower carbon…11 min read·Dec 5, 2022--2--2
Don IlerWhy can’t TriMet hire enough bus operators?Even with a $7,500 bonus, TriMet still can’t find enough bus drivers. What is happening and what could the agency do to make it better.7 min read·Jul 1, 2022--2--2
Don IlerWhat is working for TriMet like?TriMet currently has a $7,500 hiring bonus and increased its starting wage, but is the extra money worth it?10 min read·May 10, 2022----
Don IlerWhat is TriMet bus operator training like?TriMet is hiring! You’ve seen the ads, you’ve rode the bus, but what is training like?9 min read·Jan 19, 2022--1--1
Don IlerDicks and decay: Line 77Maybe it’s a sign of the decay. Maybe a protest by those who feel neglected by the city’s leaders. Maybe it’s because folks just forgot…13 min read·Aug 2, 2021--1--1
Don IlerThe pandemic sucked, but I will miss these things about it on the busThis past year has sucked, but no traffic was nice.6 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Don IlerWhy does Oregon not care about its frontline workers getting vaccines?A year ago traffic stopped. Crowded rush hour buses were suddenly empty. The city got so quiet that in downtown I could hear birdsong over…3 min read·Mar 19, 2021----
Don IlerNo one rides this bus: Line 55One trip in the morning, one trip in the afternoon. It’s hard to ride the bus if it rarely comes.4 min read·Mar 16, 2021--3--3
Don IlerHow cross-country skiing saved me during the Pandemic winterWhen everything else sucked this winter, I found something that is pretty awesome, cross-country skiing.10 min read·Mar 16, 2021----
