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

Thursday, November 10, 2011

OCCUPY PORTLAND

Press Release: In Response To City Eviction Notice

Ride planned tomorrow in support of Occupy Portland |Bike Portland

So Much For #Occupy Portland | Maxredline

Saturday night's all right for fighting | Jack Bogdanski

Five for Fighting (look that up if you don't already know what it means):
World
100 Years

Meanwhile, over in the rest of Amerika...

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/11/transit-news-from-around-world.html

It's a start...

New Double-Wide at BTC

C-Tran ballot measure passes

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/nov/08/voters-on-board-with-c-tran/

In critical condition

http://bojack.org/2011/11/in_critical_condition.html

The video leak

Recap of all the hoopla about that leaked MAX crash video

Bad nuke accident in Idaho

http://bojack.org/2011/11/bad_nuke_accident_in_idaho.html

A very costly 'oops'

Portland man goes one MAX stop too far -- and pays a hefty price

Be gone by 12:01am Sunday

Occupy Portland given deadline to leave downtown parks | KPTV
I will follow this as closely as I can as it goes down at Occupy PDX. I am curious to see how it will turn out...

The creepy baby deer thing is gone! Hallelujah!

Milwaukie's Park Avenue light rail station 'deer baby' sculpture withdrawn by artist

TriMet's Twilight Zone Bambi light-rail sculpture in Milwaukie gets shooed away

Photos from 'Be Safe, Been Seen' event

http://bikeportland.org/2011/11/10/photos-from-be-safe-been-seen-event-61813

Bumper block test at Trimet

http://www.subchat.com/readflat.asp?Id=1115550&p=1#1115589
Cameron Johnson
"I cannot wait for someone to die in there." ~Sam Adams on the Occupy Portland eviction. ...anyone else hear that wrong or just me?

The Christmas Tree is here

http://twitpic.com/7ctqgc
http://www.kgw.com/video/featured-videos/Xmas-tree-arrives-at-The-Square-133634498.html

"@trimet: Update: while power has been restored, MAX riders should expect delays through rush hour."

Buses to the rescue again

"@trimet: MAX service throughout the system is experiencing delays due to a power outage at TriMet's Elmonica rail yard."

"@trimet: (cont.): Shuttle buses are replacing MAX service between Hillsboro and the Elmonica stations. Riders should expect delays."