[PLUG] [Speakers] Re: [pdxpug] PostgreSQL Conference
Tony Rick
tonyr42 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 16 17:17:39 UTC 2007
On 10/16/07, Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn at stonehenge.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Selena" == Selena Deckelmann <selenamarie at gmail.com> writes:
>
> Selena> All bus/max/streetcar rides are 1.75. Cabs are relatively cheap
> Selena> compared to some cities (about $10 or less to get from anywhere
> below
> Selena> to a hotel downtown).
>
> And transit info is now integrated into google maps for Portland. Enter
> your
> start and end points for "driving directions", and notice the new tab for
> "transit". Under options, select your desired departure or arrival time,
> and
> you'll get one or more tri-met plans for your route. Very cool.
>
>
>
Note that Google Maps also has a Street View tab for Portland, so the
visually oriented types can get
landmarks. Somebody (Big Brother?) drove around taking pictures with a
pretty interesting camera
from about 18" above car roof level. A little creepy if you ask me.
- tony
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