Some Portland Oregon Transit photos

(Re the Clear Channel contract).

Bus schedules are posted inside each bus shelter.

And at each bus stop without a shelter.

Many bus shelters use decorative glass panels, which I think would help connect the shelter better to the community, and reduce the likelihood of vandalism.

OTOH, Portland has a different sensibility altogether. I have walked for miles in the city, including what people here would consider "bad" or desolate areas. (I laugh.) So far I have counted about 15 instances of graffiti.

People can eat on the Streetcar and Light Rail. But there is no trash in the cars. Think about newspaper-strewn WMATA subway cars.... What a difference. (According to the commuter column in the Portland Oregonian, guys can ride transit shirtless, but not if they smell... at least it isn't specifically forbidden in the regulations.)

All the Streetcar shelters have status indicators (although I can say that not all of them are working).