Saturday, January 1, 2011
Portland Atwitter: this week in microblogging
Portland AFoot
and this little blog even gets a mentioning:
"Been following this newish TriMet news blog for several weeks and I’m very impressed. It’s a link firehose. http://bit.ly/fpGzDj #"
Thanks, Michael!
and this little blog even gets a mentioning:
"Been following this newish TriMet news blog for several weeks and I’m very impressed. It’s a link firehose. http://bit.ly/fpGzDj #"
Thanks, Michael!
Portland Transport
Model Attitudes
$1.5 billion transportation project passes the FEIS milestone (no. not the rotten orange line this time)
$1.5 billion transportation project passes the FEIS milestone (no. not the rotten orange line this time)
Tualatin quiet zone goes into effect Jan. 11
Portland Tribune
i bet theres a whole lot of people looking forwards to this. That Wes train is loud and annoying.
i bet theres a whole lot of people looking forwards to this. That Wes train is loud and annoying.
Why you do not run for a bus leaving a stop
Fla. man killed by bus he was running to catch | Miami Herald
If you have to run for the bus or train, it's not worth catching most of the time. Don't be stupid around transit. It WILL kill you.
If you have to run for the bus or train, it's not worth catching most of the time. Don't be stupid around transit. It WILL kill you.
Another sad story
but this time, not a TriMet one.
Driver run over by own bus | NZ Herald News
and years ago, a similar thing happened at Sunset TC to a TriMet bus operator with line 62:
(from the Rantings of a TriMet Bus Driver blog post on this)
Erik H. said...
Driver run over by own bus | NZ Herald News
and years ago, a similar thing happened at Sunset TC to a TriMet bus operator with line 62:
(from the Rantings of a TriMet Bus Driver blog post on this)
Reminds me of the incident that occurred at the Sunset Transit Center back around 1998, 1999...
Female Operator was at her layover on the 62 line. Got out of the bus and went to the driver's side window to close the door. Bus started rolling. Operator tried to use her body to stop the bus, bus rolled right on top of her.
A couple hours later, I stood at my bus stop at Murray Boulevard, just south of Millikan, waiting for the southbound 62. Normally I'd get a 500, 600, 1700 or 1800 but that day I got a 2000. First time I rode a low floor as they were all assigned to Center Street back in those days and they rarely ever ventured into Beaverton. Thought it was pretty cool, until I turned on the news that evening and found out why I was on a new bus.
Female Operator was at her layover on the 62 line. Got out of the bus and went to the driver's side window to close the door. Bus started rolling. Operator tried to use her body to stop the bus, bus rolled right on top of her.
A couple hours later, I stood at my bus stop at Murray Boulevard, just south of Millikan, waiting for the southbound 62. Normally I'd get a 500, 600, 1700 or 1800 but that day I got a 2000. First time I rode a low floor as they were all assigned to Center Street back in those days and they rarely ever ventured into Beaverton. Thought it was pretty cool, until I turned on the news that evening and found out why I was on a new bus.
I am sad to say, that rumor was true.
Operator Death | Max Faqs
My heart goes out to his family.
and here some of you other people are saying that TriMet operators don't need their healthcare benefits. Think again bozos.
My heart goes out to his family.
and here some of you other people are saying that TriMet operators don't need their healthcare benefits. Think again bozos.
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