4 YEARS AGO

3 YEARS AGO

2 YEARS AGO

THIS IS THE KIND OF CRAPPY JOB THE 1% THINK WE SHOULD HAVE

1 YEAR AGO

HAPPY BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY-from Trimet management

OREGON GETS C- FOR ETHICS

(Trimet gets a D as far as I am concerned)

Report: Oregon's ethics rules occasionally undermined by 'loopholes' | OregonLive.com

Terry Pelegrin says Trimet's own policies hinder good customer service

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghnO78nSBbo

Sandra Guengrich wonders what happened to personal service?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5CNYklj2BE

Happy (belated) Bus Driver Appreciation Day! | The Prudent Cyclist

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ELLEN FOX-update

 This is not some kind of joke by the way, I have commented on NUMEROUS occasions how TriMet management endangers the riding public by having their operators get behind the wheel after forcing them to attend abusive  meetings. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM INDEED!

SAFETY?!!! E-MAIL TO AND FROM TOP 5 TRIMET EXECUTIVES
  SAFETY?!!! The REST OF THE STORY - UPDATED!!!

TriMet hears public input on budget cuts

http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/First-of-five-TriMet-public-mtg-in-March-143406476.html

Portland: Light Rail failed at attracting TOD, subsidies did that

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PART TIME TRIMET DRIVERS

Don't miss this exciting OPPORTUNITY to be a FULL TIME bus operator! Trimet is moving people around!

LOSE all your vacation that you have built up as a PART TIME OPERATOR while working here at TRIMET!

Don't worry though, after you have WORKED ONE STRAIGHT YEAR you will get ONE WEEK OFF!

LIGHT RAIL STUDIED IN CANADA

STUDY: The Effects of Light Rail Transit on the 104th Ave corridor – SkyTrain for Surrey

OPAL MEETING SCHEDULED

Come to the: Bus Riders Unite Meeting on Tuesday, March 20th, 6pm-8pm. At our OPAL Office: 2407 SE 49th Avenue. On Bus Lines 4, 14, 71. Food, Spanish translation and Childcare will be provided. Hope to see you soon!!!

OCCUPY TRIMET

Over the weekend, I received a Facebook invite to the next big Occupy event in Portland. It's called Occupy TriMet.

I'll be going to cover it as a transportation story.

Hopefully, I'll be able to avoid an unfortunate misspelling such the one on the event's Facebook page: “With fair hikes and cuts to service at TriMet looming on the horizon, Occupy Portland joins Occupy Boston's call for a national day of action on April 4th in defense of public transit.”

ANOTHER BUS DRIVER BEATEN

Still, Johnson wondered how SEPTA bus drivers, who are told to give service with a smile, can continue to do so under such conditions.
"How can I give service with a smile when I'm scared to come to work?" he asked.
READ MORE HERE!
 (this is what you face when you take this crummy job)

BUS DRIVERS SAY TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT!

Corby buses disrupted as drivers hit EuroMillions jackpot | UK news | The Guardian

WHO'S GOT WORSE DRIVERS? OTTAWA OR PORTLAND?

OC Transpo deluged with complaints

MO MONEY MO MONEY MO MONEY...

Just not for getting people where they need to go or employees health care.
CLICK HERE!

KICK ASS OREGON HISTORY / TriMet MAD MAX

PORTLAND STREETCAR CONTINUES GETTING HUGE SUBSIDY FROM TRIMET

$300,000 - Reduce TriMet contribution to the Portland Streetcar
(chump change reductions)