Thursday, February 16, 2012
DISPATCH
A lady poops her pants and the driver has cleaned it up as best she can!
Bus going back to garage...
Bus going back to garage...
SO HOW MUCH IS FAST FREDDIE AND BRIAN (the ghost) PULLING IN FROM TRIMET?
Fast Freddie is hauling down $15,551 a month!
And Brian the ghost is hauling down $10,799 a month!
Jack Bogdanski commentaries
Rah rah, siss boom bah, here's how Portland's newspaper "covers" its dying transit system. The headline writers over there must start drinking at breakfast. "With WES leading the way" -- yes, one of the biggest transit flops in history is certainly a fitting image for Tri-Met these days. The subsidy per boarding ride on that thing is $15. But hey, they make it up in volume.
Read more: http://bojack.org/#ixzz1maJmBgxc
Rail project backlash gets mainstream attention
Here's a pretty decent summary of where the protests against the Mystery Train to Milwaukie (and other boondoggles) stand. Jim Redden of the Trib manages to report without slanting, unlike his rivals at Portland's monopoly daily newspaper.
Read more: http://bojack.org/#ixzz1maJsLeeJ
Read more: http://bojack.org/#ixzz1maJmBgxc
Rail project backlash gets mainstream attention
Here's a pretty decent summary of where the protests against the Mystery Train to Milwaukie (and other boondoggles) stand. Jim Redden of the Trib manages to report without slanting, unlike his rivals at Portland's monopoly daily newspaper.
Read more: http://bojack.org/#ixzz1maJsLeeJ
We're never too broke for the condo developers
Just as Tri-Met is building
pointless new light rail while it radically slashes existing service,
now the City of Portland parks bureau will blow millions on the SoWhat greenway
while it closes facilities and lets existing parks rot. To
Portlandia's local government, shiny new is always better than
maintaining what we already have. It's no surprise that people who live
here because they like what we already have are keenly disappointed.
Go by streetcar!
DRIVER GETS IN DISPUTE WITH DISPATCH
LIVE FROM SCANNER- A dispute between a passenger and driver occurred and the end result was the operator somehow got the guy off the bus and told dispatch "I never get any help from you, all you do is ask a whole bunch of questions so forget it"
He then hung up and the dispatcher couldn't raise the operator.
A road supervisor was sent to the operator.
He then hung up and the dispatcher couldn't raise the operator.
A road supervisor was sent to the operator.
(probably to do a 'fit for duty' check, I've experienced that before, do we get enough compensation for the abuse we take? HELL NO!)
COUPLE OF REPORTS
Moving Forward: A Better Way to Govern Regional Transportation
Tri-Met Measure 26-74: South/North Light Rail
State of Oregon Ballot Measure 32--Authorizes Bonds for Portland Area Light Rail, Transportation Projects Elsewhere
Joint Roads/Transit Funding for the Portland Metropolitan Area
Choices for Metropolitan Portland's Mass Transit System
And even more HERE!
Tri-Met Measure 26-74: South/North Light Rail
State of Oregon Ballot Measure 32--Authorizes Bonds for Portland Area Light Rail, Transportation Projects Elsewhere
Joint Roads/Transit Funding for the Portland Metropolitan Area
Choices for Metropolitan Portland's Mass Transit System
And even more HERE!
THE SHAMLESS PROPAGANDA IS A BORE
WES ridership is an increase over January 2011, but has been hovering around 8000 since June.
Hard Drive - OregonLive.com
Hard Drive - OregonLive.com
Drivers threaten to walk off job over foul smell deriving from mouldy bus seats
Sounds familiar huh?
"Despite photographic evidence, showing mould growing all over the back seats, management has shown little interest in cleaning the seats which not only smell awful but are a health hazard to drivers and passengers,'' a spokesman for the bus driver's union the RTBU said.
Story here!
TriMet--->the leader in everthing except TRANSIT
TriMet, Portland's regional public transit agency, will commission a
60-kilowatt solar installation featuring SolarWorld solar panels at the
South Terminus of the MAX green and yellow light-rail lines near
Portland State University in late February. The system, installed by REC
Solar, is the agency's first large-scale photovoltaic installation. In
addition to generating more than 64,000 kilowatt-hours of solar energy
each year and helping shield TriMet from rising utility rates, the
graceful, curvilinear design of the installation has been hailed as
public art by some local transit observers
(Jack Bogdanski is right, how come there is no revolution against TriMet in Portland
Advanced Transportation Energy Systems Chart Cleaner Future with Solar Panels from SolarWorld - MarketWatch)
(Jack Bogdanski is right, how come there is no revolution against TriMet in Portland
Advanced Transportation Energy Systems Chart Cleaner Future with Solar Panels from SolarWorld - MarketWatch)
Portland A-Foot
You’re nobody in Portland’s transit world until you’ve been criticized by Al Margulies. After yesterday’s post interviewing a citizen critic of TriMet’s union, Portland Afoot has joined that club. I respect Al, who does a lot of important reporting; we’ll take our knocks.
Getting around the local media | Portland Afoot
Getting around the local media | Portland Afoot
Funny...........
Phuket Attracts Candidate 14 for Light Rail Transport Project
Phuketwan
Governor Tri met with company representatives at Provincial Hall in Phuket City yesterday. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Thailand's Cabinet will meet on Phuket March 18-20 and expectations are high that the summit on the island will produce ...
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Phuketwan
Governor Tri met with company representatives at Provincial Hall in Phuket City yesterday. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Thailand's Cabinet will meet on Phuket March 18-20 and expectations are high that the summit on the island will produce ...
See all stories on this topic »
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