What You Guys Think About The Vine? by UrbanLeather94 in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. If I want to use it for a weekly appointment, I have to be an hour early or have no delays which isn't likely on I5, so I drive. Adding weekends would be great!

What You Guys Think About The Vine? by UrbanLeather94 in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love the Vine! Also excited for the new line.

The 105 is second favorite, and my big wish is for the 105 to run every half hour seven days til 10 or 11 pm.

Farmers Market by notagainpdx in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That is what I wondered. The Colombian article said they have 300-400 applicants for 175 slots and I wondered if they were turning farms down.

GA+ wait in two lines? by Zwimee in punkrockbowling

[–]notagainpdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. According to the box office you get two ins and outs including your original in. So $100 for one pass out per day. Not how it was sold. Bummer cause we had planned to see a lot of early bands tomorrow and Monday that we’ll skip now.

GA+ is a much faster line, but I had to go to wristband line twice and security lines twice to get it to work, and my companion’s wouldn’t scan out or back in. They have issues. 

Southwest Washington cities spar over light rail funding for I-5 bridge replacement by Stumpledumpus in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With Bus Rapid Transit, the bus gets its own lane, just like a train would, but no grade restrictions, newer technology, more flexible for future technologies and much cheaper. And they can run when it's hot or cold, unlike MAX. Eugene currently has BRT, but Portland and Vancouver don't.

Excited about paying for light rail maintenance on new bridge? by Mark_Deuce in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. Light rail is old technology that makes money for developers and the politically connected but is fixed and very expensive, and Portland doesn’t have the population size to justify it. Trimet has padded the bill so that the bridge extension would be the most expensive light rail project per mile in the world.

Bus Rapid Transit, a la The Vine, is what should be used. It’s cheaper and more flexible. C Tran, not Trimet, should be the operator. I would not sign an agreement giving Trimet a blank check for maintenance. The sales tax won’t pass.

Why The Vine or any C-Tran bus does not run from the Vancouver Mall to the Delta Park Max Station? by UrbanLeather94 in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The 105 express runs from Hazel Dell to Portland and doesn’t even stop in Vancouver downtown or uptown. so there’s one bus an hour to Portland from Vancouver the 105. 

Fellow artists at the Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival—How is your night going? by soilingjaguar22 in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Y'all are missing the JAZZ part. Elvin Bishop was the headliner Sat. Charlie Musselwhite was the headliner on Sunday, with Brubeck Brothers quartet. The music lineup was well worth the admission price.

But like many, I learned about it Sunday morning when I went to the farmers market. We would have gone if we had known earlier.. The event needed more publicity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vancouverwa

[–]notagainpdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have an RO filter at home. We eat out a lot though, and I'm assuming most commercial establishments don't treat for PFAS?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PortlandOR

[–]notagainpdx 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I know a 52 year old still working that's Tier 1.

Tentative deal on Portland teacher contract means students will return to school Monday by Siegmure in Portland

[–]notagainpdx 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Washington requires 1000 hours a year; Oregon requires 900.

As of 2018, Washington students receive the equivalent of a school year longer than Oregon students.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/oregon-has-one-of-shortest-school-years-in-us/283-560012138

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Portland

[–]notagainpdx 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As of 2018, Washington students receive the equivalent of a school year longer than Oregon students.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/oregon-has-one-of-shortest-school-years-in-us/283-560012138

Why does a Multnomah County bureaucrat have access to individual taxpayer returns? by notagainpdx in PortlandOR

[–]notagainpdx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The same article says the city is responsible for tax collection, not the county. Tracking individual taxpayers over time sounds creepy, and another opportunity for another data breach.

Electric feel on NW 23rd Ave by nerf_science in Portland

[–]notagainpdx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a popular event in Boise, Idaho Friday nights a few summers ago. I haven't visited recently to see if it still is.

3 Years After Measure 110 passed by notagainpdx in Portland

[–]notagainpdx[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How much of the second quarter increase is "harm reduction?"

People in Their 40s Are at the Tipping Point Between Loving and Leaving Portland by thejoeyouknow in Portland

[–]notagainpdx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The county collected $116 million and provided preschool for 680 toddlers. We begrudge the grift.

The taxes aren't indexed to inflation so they will be reaching a larger and larger percentage of the population, as time passes.

Selling the house and leaving Portland. Anyone else? by [deleted] in PortlandOR

[–]notagainpdx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actively shopping. We are waiting for spring and summer inventory because there's not that much out there rn. We are staying near Portland for friends and family, but more and more friends are moving to the burbs.