TriMet, Bus Funding, Intercity Rail, and Other Tidbits

So it has been a while, and I imagine that I will be posting a lot less frequent this year.  One of the things I have decided to do is to live more and blog just slightly less.  Out of the three plus blogs I have the biggest cut (just like bus service) will be my transit blog.  Not that I am any less interested in blogging about transit, but just simply because not that many things change that really validate regular blogging.  We have the same tired Government run transit authorities being manhandled by special interest groups, unions, and Government vote takers.  These same transit authorities run transit, but it is apparent that the priority of transit is often the 4th, 5th, or even lower priority versus just staying afloat via begging for funding and other things.

So I just do not have the motivation to blog about that.  It is, simply, depressing and embarrassing for this nation.

But I will still be blogging about line openings, new bus funding (when/if they happen), line cuts, and other local bits and intercity rail bits.  Also, anytime I am travelling with the ole’ Canon 40D I will be sure to snag any good angles and shoot some material for the blog.  So I will be here, just a little less frequently, so I hope everyone keeps reading.  🙂

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