Don Iler·Jan 10, 2023Northeast 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.
Don Iler·Dec 5, 2022The 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…A response icon2A response icon2
Don Iler·Jul 1, 2022Why 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.A response icon2A response icon2
Don Iler·May 10, 2022What 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?
Don Iler·Jan 19, 2022What is TriMet bus operator training like?TriMet is hiring! You’ve seen the ads, you’ve rode the bus, but what is training like?A response icon1A response icon1
Don Iler·Aug 2, 2021Dicks 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Don Iler·Mar 31, 2021The pandemic sucked, but I will miss these things about it on the busThis past year has sucked, but no traffic was nice.
Don Iler·Mar 19, 2021Why 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…
Don Iler·Mar 16, 2021No 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.A response icon3A response icon3
Don Iler·Mar 16, 2021How cross-country skiing saved me during the Pandemic winterWhen everything else sucked this winter, I found something that is pretty awesome, cross-country skiing.
