Friday, August 5, 2011
THE TWITTERS
ckillah77: 175$ back in debt thanks to trimet*& ·
T @shannonmmoore: You know you're a pro at riding the Max when one of the doors always hits the spot where you're standing.
bradfuc: You could have terminals WORKING / more than ONE @ a TC, no offense.
@KyleKrocodile: This man smells of tomatoes.
Agree I use Spanish & German RT @Rimbaud1854: Just had a nice convo in #french with someone from Paris. #trimet has such nice diversity
TRIMET RIDERSHIP FOR THE YEAR FIGURES
MAX – 41,200,200 trips, up 7.5 percent
Bus – 58,431,700 trips, down 3.6 percent
WES – 370,800 trips, up 21.2 percent
Lets examine this simple chart for propaganda.
Notice how even though the bus service hauls most of the people, its in the #2 position on the chart.
Notice how MAX and WES are capitalized but bus only the B is in capital letters.
Notice how there is no mention of fareless going strictly rail or of the very significant cuts in bus service.
The green line addition is not mentioned.
It's interesting that the % increase and decrease are such an important part of these news releases.
“The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief”
Jacques Ellul quotes
Neil Macfarlane on Comcast Newsmakers!
They have disabled comments on this video! Ha!
http://youtu.be/9ACJtEgtrtk
http://youtu.be/9ACJtEgtrtk
REQUEST FOR SAFETY REPORTS
Things have really slowed down as far as operators requesting safety analysis. From March 15 there was not one submitted until July 28th!
Not surprising of course since so many of them have been disregarded. I personally have submitted four and have not had one adopted. Sounds kinda like the old yellow card system, but with a new name this time.
Not surprising of course since so many of them have been disregarded. I personally have submitted four and have not had one adopted. Sounds kinda like the old yellow card system, but with a new name this time.
Petitioning for Bus Service Restorations
Discussion of the OPAL petition HERE!
Here is a comment that I thought was important in the discussion.
Here is a comment that I thought was important in the discussion.
Don't forget "freeloading pedal pushers" and "car haters".
Your words not mine Bob.
You guys clearly are a "streetcar lobby" are you not?
You guys clearly are a "streetcar lobby" are you not?
That's your right, and your lobby is highly effective.
I don't need to remind you that the streetcars are duplicating already existing services, which of course are the bus.
But bus service is not "sexy" so won't attract "development", hence the streetcar concept. And its a concept that has taken hold around the country.
But to my eyes, and the eyes of organizations like OPAL, this is an elitist hijacking of scarce transit resources that should be used for people that need transit not people that need condo's.
Put me on the Opal side of the argument.
Sudden death overtime
Rep. John L. Lewis, D-GA, wrote to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (PDF), saying, “Administrative action is needed to review the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) exemption which prevents drivers, helpers, loaders, and mechanics from receiving fair overtime pay.”
Every week another bus crash is in the news. Since spring, there have been nine horrific crashes with 26 people killed and countless more injured. ATU’s white paper Sudden Death Overtime makes a strong case for applying FSLA overtime provisions to the over-the-road bus industry.
Every week another bus crash is in the news. Since spring, there have been nine horrific crashes with 26 people killed and countless more injured. ATU’s white paper Sudden Death Overtime makes a strong case for applying FSLA overtime provisions to the over-the-road bus industry.
Why are these positions at a transit district
Neil's crying our budget is "tight as a drum" is such baloney as evidenced by his hiring of positions such as these, which have nothing to do with transit. Neil spends like a drunken soldier and wants to save money on our back so he can hire cute little managers like these.
Korean design
While we fixate on rail the rest of the world is realizing that bus service is most likely the transport of the future giving its almost zero installation costs and flexibility of service.
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