Again, Portland takes the lead with coordination with Google Maps. They’re now offering real time arrival information via the maps service itself!

Impressive, I hope to see this in other cities soon!

UPDATE #1: They’re also slowly starting to restore service.  Of course, the locals bitch on as always (see 1st comment), even though this is an improvement in service.

UPDATE #2: Ok, so a couple of my long time readers got all riled up as if me stating Portland is making some progress is a jab at Seattle. I understand there is an unspoken tit for tat going on between these cities, but I wanted to add that Portland is doing the above, but Seattle also is getting things done:  For instance, SDOT has started a massive repavement effort on Dexter.  Check out these links for this awesome transit + bike improvement effort (which of course auto drivers will benefit form also, and hopefully kill less people in other cars, bikes, or pedestrians).  Cheers!

• http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/dexter.htm
• http://publicola.com/2010/06/03/seattles-first-cycletrack-planned-on-dexter/
• http://seattlebikeblog.com/2011/04/07/heavy-dexter-construction-starts-april-11/
• http://seattlebikeblog.com/2010/08/26/buffered-bike-lanes-a-much-better-fit-for-dexter/
• http://seattlebikeblog.com/2011/02/25/attention-dexter-bikers-construction-starts-march-7/

Thanks for reading, and you guys stop thinking I’m trying to put Portland on any bigger of a pedestal than it is already on.