Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Latest SEEN and HEARD on #TRIMET (aka #Trimess)
Trimet driver takes break with bus full of passengers
or so it is alleged: http://youtu.be/upQKpEHhnyY
Choo-Choo Changes: The new head of City Hall will be a “transportation mayor”
But
the biggest transportation problem the city faces is in the financial
morass at TriMet. The agency hiked fares and cut service this past
summer to make up a $12 million shortfall caused by falling payroll tax
proceeds (which was false and they failed to report it)
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TriMet’s
Board of Directors answers to the governor, not City Hall, and Gov.
John Kitzhaber’s office says TriMet is becoming a larger worry. “The
governor is concerned about TriMet’s financial situation,” says
Kitzhaber spokesman Tim Raphael. “The board and general manager need to
get the agency on steady footing and restore its credibility.”
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WE WON-THEY LOST
Portland's leading transit blog discusses The local election results and transit/land use
My answer to why the light rail initiatives lost regionally:
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