While the Trimet oligarchs are busy spending billions on pretty bridges

And showing off new trains, Trimet bus riders face a sorry fate, especially if they live out of the City of Portland.
Trimet is failing, and it has been for a long long time. What is described below is an all too  common experience for Trimet bus riders

any fill for the 58 bus? http://t.co/7Vc9uH8Hmk 'nope we do not' http://t.co/1AvcrFE8eM #trimess #fail again #unreliable
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) April 4, 2015

58 bus riders are screwed http://t.co/hjlObkHBqo
— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) April 4, 2015