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

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Good question

"Why is a gas tax hike declared impossible while hikes in transit user fees (fares) happen all the time?"
http://t.co/DIm8VdL6

Could the line 84 be gone sooner than Boring?

TriMet: Public hearing to obtain comment on petition for withdrawal of the Boring, Oregon, area from the TriMet District

TriMet phasing out old non-foil tickets by April 30th

http://howweroll.trimet.org/2011/12/14/were-phasing-out-non-foil-tickets/

Now what would happen if a bus driver did this?

6-year-old WES commuter gets a holiday surprise

The Things at TriMet that don't make the news

But should if all that other stuff makes it

Bus's On Time Performance

http://transitmanager.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-time-performance.html

Seems like TriMet needs this lesson, huh?

6000 MOTORCYCLES AT CENTER STREET FOR SHRINERS TOY RUN

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/12/6000-motorcycles-at-center-street-for.html

A New Year's Wish

January 1, 2012

Strange TriMet service alerts...

6:26 AM:
#52 #67 #76 #78 52nd, 67th, 78th, 76th. PCC buses, the gates are closed for
the holiday. Will be open again on Tuesday. Use your gate closure reroutes.
6:41 AM:
#52 #67 Lines 52 & 67. The gates to PCC are open. Regular route into
College.
#76 #78 78th, 76th. PCC buses, the gates are closed for the holiday. Will be
open again on Tuesday. Use your gate closure reroutes.
7:21 AM:
#76 #78 UPDATE. Line 76, 78. PCC Sylvania gates are open Today. Please
follow regular route. thank you.
Also note that Line 44, which serves the Sylvania campus, is not included
but Line 76, which doesn't serve any campus, is (but may have been included
due to interlining).

Steve Fung no longer the face of TriMet

A very sad, sad day, indeed.
http://trimet.org/careers/index.htm

Cafe Unknown

The Sculpture Beneath 4th Avenue
The Wil / Wal Controversy

Get on the bus -- or not

http://stevehirano.typepad.com/blog/2010/11/get-on-the-bus-or-not.html