“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Vancouver BC Translink Trolley Bus floating around Seattle

Punkrawker blogs on

Reindeer Bus and Shuttle!

Now if only TriMet could do something fun with their buses....:) Fun!

And now if it seems like it couldn't get much worse at TriMet, look at these...

Trimet Faces Multi-Million-Dollar Lawsuit in Pedestrian Deaths | Willamette Week
Deadly crash survivor & relative sue TriMet for $20 million | KGW

How the board meeting turned out this morning....

(all pix, like this one, unless otherwise noted, are taken by me.)
-The Grinch's Side of the Story | The Rantings of a TriMet Bus Driver
-TriMet's Milwaukie MAX deal goes from stinky to stinkier | BoJack
-TriMet approves borrowing for MAX line; is it listening to riders? | Portland AFoot
-TriMet board approves start of Milwaukie MAX construction | Portland Transport
-TriMet board approval clears way for Milwaukie light-rail construction | Jim Redden, Portland Tribune
...not that great. Okay, people. Construction starts in 2011--soon! Looks like we'll have a new max line come 2015. Yippeeee....
Who else is annoyed about this as much as I am?
TriMet has just dug themselves into a deep hole that they will not be able to get out of. They're done for.
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Oh, and we can say any last goodbyes to any improvements relating to buses at all because TriMet will be too focused on light rail. Dang...I wanted the old 51 schedule back...

Psychedelic Mystery Train to Milwaukie

TriMet board signing fiscal suicide pact today | BoJack

Opposition Mounts to Milwaukie Light Rail; TriMet Fast Tracks No Bid Contract to Thwart Tem

VICTORIA TAFT: MR. WHY

This made me laugh...

Portland Streetcar is Flirting Heaven? | TriMet Diaries

TriMet votes today on $700M to build Milwaukie light rail

KGW
*It started at 8am this morning, not 9am..

MACFARLAND CHARGED WITH HR VIOLATIONS! | TriMet News Reports

Read it!
hey hey, ho ho, Macfarland has got to go!

Why transit users should oppose light-rail expansion

Trail Rail Read it!!