Friday, January 13, 2012
TriMet continues a career of stupid
And this coming from a transit agency who claims to be in a $17 million budget hole, check out how much the salary will be:
| Salary: | $7,780.00 - $11,669.83 Monthly $93,360.00 - $140,038.00 Annually |
Oh yeah. And TriMet's excuse for this makes it even better:
For those suggesting we save $ by not hiring a manager for #CRC, please know that the position is 100% funded by #CRC.
TriMet has no funds in the design or construction of the #CRC project.
Okay, TriMet...then why are YOU the agency hiring the guy?
Wheels on the Bus
Portland’s TriMet buses are not much further along than Seattle’s King County Metro. Open strollers can be brought on board but then must be immediately folded. The only advantage to this policy is that it’s hard to forget the diaper bag at the bus stop. After deciding to be a one-car family, Portland mom Rachele wanted to take the bus to the grocery store with her son in a stroller. She timed her trip so it wouldn’t interfere with peak commuting hours. But Rachele learned that if she wanted to take the bus, she’d have to empty the stroller and hold her baby during the ride. Requesting tips from TriMet, the agency unhelpfully answered:
Dear Rachele: That is a tough one for you. Trimet’s policy is that you can leave the baby in the stroller while boarding but after boarding must take the baby out of the stroller, fold the stroller and hold the baby. I am not sure what you are going to do with your groceries. You may have to have someone go with you.
http://daily.sightline.org/2012/01/10/your-wheels-on-the-bus/
The Impact of Poor Muni Service on Transit-Dependent San Franciscans
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2012/01/09/the-impact-of-poor-muni-service-on-transit-dependent-san-franciscans/
Something like this needs to be done in Portland
Something like this needs to be done in Portland
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