by Adron

CRC Idea Replacement

This is one of the better ideas I’ve seen about the CRC / I-5 Bridge & Congestion Problem between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. The respective DOTs need to pay attention and stop screwing around with that insanely stupid CRC idea. Most people hate it, and if they like it, they just haven’t thought about the better ideas very much. You’d have to have your head somewhere very uncomfortable to think the CRC – vastly expanded yet no additional throughput Interstate lanes – would actually help Portland or Vancouver.

This idea however, helps vastly more than just the theoretical. This idea helps the railroads, the drivers, the transit users, the river boats, and more.

<iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/22915646?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&#8243; width=”400″ height=”300″ frameborder=”0″></iframe><p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/22915646″>A Common Sense Alternative to the CRC</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user1572838″>Spencer Boomhower</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

by Adron

Streetcar Party in PDX

This got me thinking about some of the awesome things going on in Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Portland Streetcar. Tacoma is almost done with an additional stop on their streetcar line. Portland will open the east side line next year. Seattle is starting on their First Hill Streetcar, now, soon, it is kind of in the works. So the expansions, albeit slow by historical standards, continue onward! Overall, congratulations are due to the north west in general! This part of the country, to put it simply, kicks ass!

by Adron

Out of Pocket Savings w/ Transit vs. Auto Usage

 City  Monthly  Annual
 1  New York  $1,120  $14,643
 2  Boston  $1,131  $13,575
 3  San Francisco  $1,088  $13,060
 4  Seattle  $995  $11,939
 5  Philadelphia  $977  $11,729
 6  Chicago  $976  $11,716
 7  Honolulu  $945  $11,377
 8  Los Angeles  $891  $10,692
 9  Minneapolis $ 884  $10,610
 10  San Diego  $863  $10,360
 11  Washington, DC  $863  $10,350
 12  Portland  $859  $10,312
 13  Denver  $857  $10,279
 14  Baltimore  $843  $10,113
 15  Cleveland  $823  $9,877
 16  Miami  $803  $9,634
 17  Atlanta  $789  $9,469
 18  Dallas  $785  $9,425
 19  Pittsburgh  $780  $9,366
 20  Las Vegas  $762  $9,146
by Adron

BRT Hittin’ The Road

Looks like some of the sweet new buses are rolling between Bellevue and Redmond. This means I’ll have to head over to the east side and check out this line. It looks like, at least to me, it’ll be a lot more interesting than the A-line route.

The BRT Blog reports “B-Line Bus Sightings Begin“.

by Adron

Seriously?! Mount Baker South Bound is BROKEN!

This seems a bit much, maybe they should just run a bus bridge instead?  Sure that’d cost more, but they’ve done sillier things.  Anyway, you’ve been warned, don’t get stuck on the south bound Mount Baker Stop!  doh!  (btw, I’m joking about getting stuck, so don’t get all fussy – just given em’ gruff for having broken elevators)