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

Saturday, May 28, 2011

TriMet Takes Me Where I Wanna Go....??


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There's gonna be a party on the MAX tonight!


http://damnportlanders.livejournal.com/17607215.html

These things always come at just the worst times

Just what they don't need

PPS lobbyist: extracurricular transportation keeps kids in school

But a TriMet pass isn’t just much cheaper than a yellow busIt’s much better. It goes anywhere at any time for less cost than it would take to provide a worse service to fewer students.
Portland AFoot

Portland Atwitter: this week in microblogging, 2011-05-27

Portland AFoot

Beaverton Transit Graffiti

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/beaverton-transit-center-graffitti.html

Freedom my ass

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/freedom-my-ass.html

BLOGGERS RIDE THE 84-PART 2

http://vimeo.com/24345530

Transit buses do crash...

Transit buses crash into stores unfortunately-dramtic video
Transit buses do crash down the steps and into marathons unfortunately
People do get killed by transit buses unfortunately
Transit buses do crash into rivers unfortunately

Speaking of safety

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/speaking-of-safety.html

Closest Stop to your Childhood Home

Closest Stop to Max's Childhood Home
Closest stop to Al's childhood home
It's a series from the Rantings blog. I'll follow up when there is more. :)

WalMart Transit System

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/walmart-transit-system.html

TRIMET STILL HAS NOT POSTED THE COMPREHENSIVE APRIL RIDERSHIP FIGURES ON TRIMET.ORG !

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/trimet-still-has-not-posted.html?showComment=1306639766818#c334879325636599401

TRIMET EMPLOYS 8 LAWYERS PLUS THE GENERAL COUNSEL!

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/trimet-employs-8-lawyers-plus-general.html?showComment=1306639645624#c3546833763822124154

Part time bus driver positions

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/05/part-time-bus-driver-positions.html

Top 100 Bus Fleets

http://www.metro-magazine.com/PhotoGallery/ImageViewer.aspx?imageID=167

Rail projects top $83 billion in U.S., Canada

Rounding out the top five are Denver's Regional Transportation District with $6.7 billion; newcomers the City & County of Honolulu DOT Services' Rapid Transit Division with $5.3 billion; and Portland, Ore.'s TriMet with $5 billion in total rail projects.
http://www.metro-magazine.com/Article/Story/2011/06/Rail-projects-top-83-billion-in-US-Canada.aspx