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UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Just because it’s “one of the leading transit companies in the entire country” doesn’t make it automatically “good”. It just means it’s better than most. And as I keep trying to point out (based on personal experience), it is not convenient for those of us in the outer suburbs unless we adjust to Trimet’s schedules rather than try to keep to our own. I’m certainly not going to take a bus to a ball game if I have to leave by the 3rd inning in order to catch a bus home. Trimet does what’s best for Trimet. If that happens to coincide with customer needs then that is a happy accident. I’m all for mass transit. But it has to serve everyone who pays for it, not just a select and/or convenient few. I love mass transit when it’s serves my needs but Trimet too often misses the mark. And judging by PDX traffic in general, I’m not the only one who “seems to just like driving for the most part”............
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Unfortunately the system may not be perfect for a minority, but the Max rail system does offer easy access to the majority of the Portland Metro area so it is accomplishing much of what it is intended, especially for events at PGE Park, The Moda Center and for a new ball park in NW Portland.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I strongly disagree. As someone who rode the Max to and from work for several years, the damn thing is packed to the gills during rush hour. The park and rides are completely full before 8 am. Ridership is not the issue. The fact is that it's not big enough or efficient enough to move a significant enough number of the population.

It looks nice on paper, but it's horribly designed and the trains are too damn small.
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What a coincidence. During rush hour, freeways and streets are too small, too. The rest of the time they're the right size. If bigger, they'd cost a lot more. We need buses and freeways which expand and contract.
 
jlprk said:
What a coincidence. During rush hour, freeways and streets are too small, too. The rest of the time they're the right size. If bigger, they'd cost a lot more. We need buses and freeways which expand and contract.
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Have you not watched the Jetsons?
 
dviss1 said:
I'm not worried about our team moving. At all. I just hate when people give a nickname where one is already given. Blazers is of course short Trailblazers. Do we need to shorten it more?

"Zers"

Is just annoying.
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How about Blahs?

Bees?

barfo
 
It won’t happen. Even if it did happen it won’t work.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
And while we have what is apparently considered one of the better transit systems in the country
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This is a sad statement but it's so true. You couldn't pay me enough to commute via mass transit in Portland.

There is no way mass transit here could handle even 20% of Portland traffic. What a joke.

It's nice to have in case of an emergency but that's about it.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Someone on Reddit brought up an interesting point.

None of the investors really have pro sports money. This could all be scam to get property at less than market value, make a show of an effort to get a team, and then when it falls through they sell the property at a huge profit.
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Let's hope this is not what is going on here.
 
Phatguysrule said:
This is a sad statement but it's so true. You couldn't pay me enough to commute via mass transit in Portland.

There is no way mass transit here could handle even 20% of Portland traffic. What a joke.

It's nice to have in case of an emergency but that's about it.
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I have always used my own vehicle to get around town , but the Max is great for commuting to PGE Park or Moda Center and would be great to getting to a baseball game if we get a team. Other than going to one of our sports teams I think I have ridden the bus maybe twice.
 
Hoopguru said:
The progressive liberals in this city will block it big time. They'd rather spend the money on bicycle paths and/or trams.
I just hope that the ownership group are, savvy libertarians, with fiscal old fashion baseball, balls!
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What's wrong with bicycle paths? It would seem that getting people out and about burning calories and getting in a heart healthy aerobic workout would be at least as preferable as having people sitting on their butts while drinking too much beer and eating too many hot dogs, not that there's anything wrong with that.
 
Hoopguru said:
The progressive liberals in this city will block it big time. They'd rather spend the money on bicycle paths and/or trams.
I just hope that the ownership group are, savvy libertarians, with fiscal old fashion baseball, balls!
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If you search for "Portland Mlb" on Twitter there are multiple literal communists going crazy about it already.
 
Shit, this is the first time I've been excited as a Mariners fan too. 43-24, 6.5 games ahead of the playoff cutline.
 
BonesJones said:
I'd be a Portland fan 1st, but I still think I'd be a Mariners fan.. it'd be weird.
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I'd be torn tbh. I've been an M's fan for many years, but it's grown tiring and I'd view a P-town team as an alternate team to root for and it'd be more fresh. I've also been a long time Braves fan, but can't say I wouldn't buy a Portland team jersey to sport.
 
fryed247 said:
I'd be torn tbh. I've been an M's fan for many years, but it's grown tiring and I'd view a P-town team as an alternate team to root for and it'd be more fresh. I've also been a long time Braves fan, but can't say I wouldn't buy a Portland team jersey to sport.
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I'd probably root for whoever was doing better. If everything was tied, I'd root for Portland.
 
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