And the winners are: (in order by month)
Jessica Bucciarelli, employee communications coordinator, Organization Development
Janni Baugh, real property specialist, Capital Projects
Nick Stewart, real property specialist, Capital Projects
Jason Grohs, system engineer II, Capital Projects
Brian Runyan, mini-run operator, Powell
James Ryan, bus operator Powell
The TriMet Way Award is given to individuals throughout the year who are committed to creating a culture of service excellence by thinking "safety first" and demonstrating their commitment to be responsive, act inclusively, solve problems creatively and do the right thing.
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Let's see...largest employee group are bus Operators.
Of the six recipients, three of them are in the unnecessary Capital Projects department, one of them is in H.R., and a measly two get picked from bus Operators.
Shockingly enough, no one from rail operations...but Capital Projects spends 104.3958% of their time on rail anyways.
Ya Erik, and the first six winners were all pencil pushers!
Serious question - well, actually three questions.
1. What are the safety-sensitive aspects of the "real property specialist" job that warrant inclusion in consideration for this award?
2. Are the people in those jobs held to similar safety standards as operators (e.g. required to undergo pre-employment drug test & random drug screening)?
3. If not, shouldn't there be separate awards/recognitions for people in safety-sensitive jobs and those who are not?
What are the safety-sensitive aspects of the "real property specialist" job that warrant inclusion in consideration for this award?
That question makes me think the award is based more on "demonstrating their commitment to be responsive, act inclusively, solve problems creatively and do the right thing" than on "thinking "safety first"". But you'd have to find and read the reasons behind the choices to really find out.
I get a laugh each time I receive my annual safety award, but realize that it's really not so much for me - it's the fact that the majority of people in my company are in safety-conscious positions (I guess I'm the paper pusher!). So, we of course try to be safe as well as it'd be an embarrassment to show up on the daily safety report as having an injury that day for something stupid like a paper cut or falling over something, when we have to put people in real danger. You know, downed power lines and coal mines and stuff.
That said, what's the "right thing" when you cut bus service to favor developers? How is that inclusive acting when new transit projects steal from existing riders? Or by failing to invest in the bus system, resulting in North America's oldest bus fleet. It's clear what the TriMet Way is.
new transit projects steal from existing riders?
What's wrong with bus lines getting replaced with rail lines? And those projects have often brought their own revenues (increases in the payroll tax rate).
What's wrong with bus lines getting replaced with rail lines? And those projects have often brought their own revenues (increases in the payroll tax rate).
~~~>First of all the Green line has not made any SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT on the 72 line, they are as crowded as ever and as frequent as ever, and I'm tired of you being a goddamn TRIMET APOLOGIST
With all due respect, the data I've seen shows that Line 72 ridership has decreased since the Green Line opened, and that the decrease is markedly higher along the segment that the Green Line parallels.
See my Line 72 vs MAX Green Line page, especially this chart, which shows that Fall 2009 bus loads (after the Green Line opened) were down 1000+ passengers (measured where the buses are the most crowded) vs. Fall 2008, and that the difference was only about 500 after the MAX crossing.
And in any case, the money to run it is supposed to be coming from the payroll tax increase.
Ya Jason so why are all the buses still packed like sardine cans?
And exactly how many buses have they been able to cut since the inception of the green line?
I don't know. However, part of it could be due to bunching and other operational issues--if there's been no bus for a little while, there's still going to be a lot of people wanting to get on.
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