May 4th, 2012

Along for the Ride: An Interstate Commute

Today, I took some video and audio equipment along for the ride between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington so I can show you a sliver of what it’s like to commute by transit across the mighty Columbia River. Enjoy.

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January 23rd, 2012

Along for the Ride: Line 14

A view of the 14 from on board during my Along for the Ride series of transit chroniclesSights | Tweets

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For my latest edition of

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September 23rd, 2011

Along for the Ride: Streetcar Music Festival

Guitars, cellos, saxophones, toy pianos and more, the Streetcar Mobile Music Fest featured musicians performing aboard various streetcars throughout the night. Click the link to listen to and see what it was like when I went along for the ride.

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September 16th, 2011

Along for the Ride: Max Blue Line 1 -- Hillsboro

This week’s installment of Along for the Ride, my series of weekly chronicles of Portland, OR-area transit lines. is an audio postcard from a rush hour trip aboard the MAX Blue Line to Hillsboro. In a future edition, I’ll explore the rest of the line, from Downtown Portland, East to Gresham.

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August 26th, 2011

Along for the Ride: Island Time Aboard the 85

Welcome to the second week of Along for the Ride, my series of weekly chronicles of Portland, OR-area transit lines. If you haven’t already, check out the first edition and if you like the series, please spread the word, or even

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August 19th, 2011

Along for the Ride: Going Live on the 75

Today marks the public launch of “Along for the ride,”* a new series of mass transit adventure chronicles on Lascher at Large.

Watch an Audio Slideshow | Explore the Map | See the Photo Gallery

The concept:

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May 15th, 2010

One Year Ago: Mastering the Bus

May 15, 2009.

I quit a job, spent a year of my life and paid thousands of dollars to get this shot.

May 4th, 2010

I don't just write




May 3rd, 2010

In Transit

Last Spring, I wrote a commentary about my personal experiences with transit in Los Angeles. An assignment for a class, it was something of a companion to the reporting I’d done for my master’s project, the work that

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December 23rd, 2009

R We There Yet? Re-evaluating Los Angeles's Transit Future

The silhouette of a conductor on L.A.'s gold line as he looks out on the tracks of the Gold Line on the day of the opening of an expansion of the light rail line to East L.A.

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