A TriMet Rider: January 4, 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Under the Microscope: TriMet Bus Drivers

The kid literarlly starts whooping. Like whooping at the top of his lungs whooping. “Yeee-HAWWWW!” Friend and foe alike start tossing oaths at dude and the now totally addled driver makes an announcement few understand, a request of some kind. He does so while making a turn and nearly hits a pedestrian on one of those left-hand turns into a WALK crosswalk that proved fatal last year. Pedestrian is anger-whooping and actually shaking a fist at the driver who looks absolutely stricken. Guilty, miserable, woe-begone; something. Just not at all angry or defensive. Culpable and lousy-eyed.

Unhappy Driver | TriMet Diaries

Poor bus driver...

My heart goes out to this driver. There are too many people (and about 99% of teens) who are so hostile to the bus drivers not being perfect to their standards or just plain ignorant. It is sickening.

TriMet has played a large hand in creating this for the bus system. We mostly have TriMet to blame. TriMet sets these guys up for failure and lets them take the beating.

Eleven Different Charts give Eleven Different Ways to Show What is Wrong with Amerika

It's the Inequality, Stupid | Mother Jones

Outrage after outrage from Portland City Hall

Another Sam Rand Twins legacy: no street paving for the next five years. But we have money for streetcars, a mystery train to nowhere, elevated bike paths, and an office building with pit toilets. When you put mentally disturbed people in power, this is what you get: a collective nervous breakdown.

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BOJACK

Boston's MBTA continues to be cheap to ride in the midst of a budget crunch

Scenario I is a 43 percent increase in fares —from $1.70 to $2.40 for subway and trolleys, and $1.25 to $1.75 for buses, but with no cuts in service.

T riders, pick your poison - BostonHerald.com

Activist takes road hazard fix into own hands for under $20

Bike Portland

Lake Oswego Streetcar Plan Dropped in Favor of Moontrain

“We thought Portlanders might want to go to Lake Oswego,” said Adams, “it turns out we’ve been wrong about that for over two decades. The feedback we’re getting is that no one really wants to go to Lake Oswego at all. Well I know where they really want to go and we’re going to build a streetcar that will get them there.”

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From embarrassed to mortified

With all the crap that he and the Admiral have blown money on over the last decade, and all the garbage that they're still pushing for, Portland can't afford to host a Presidential debate?

No, wait -- it's a Republican candidates' debate. Could that have anything to do with it?

BOJACK

Bus or MAX?

What's going to happen here for the Barbur Blvd. corridor?
Barbur Concept Plan pinpoints places to start
Well we already heard word of the want for MAX there...I'd bet ya that is what is going to happen there. What else? It's not like we'd ever get new bus lines or anything.