This is my comment on that post, almost all of my comments that are posted to "mainstream" (although bike portland is not mainstream they are connected) are not posted I post them to my personal blog. For example Jarrett Walker (the so called brilliant consultant) refuses to post any of my comments
This is 100% on TriMet and public transportation neoliberal technocracies that have been following the same neoliberal order that is now ruling every aspect of our lives. TriMet specifically, not under Kelsey but under Mcfarlane, destroyed the job as “bus operator” by terminating the European style health benefits and the defined pensions. Basically he turned the job of bus operator into just another run of the mill job that had a decent salary (after three friggen years) . Why work as a transit operator now? Why deal with the collapsing civilization close up? It’s not worth it! These technocracies see this job as “unskilled labor” when the exact opposite is the reality, its highly skilled labor finding people who can drive the bus and deal with people suffering at the edge of society. TriMet does nothing to mitigate this situation, they offer a “bonus”, which is paid out over three years. They have done nothing to mitigate the crisis and will do nothing, just like all the other unaccountable public transportation technocracies across this collapsing society. Pity the poor citizens who are stuck using this pathetic excuse for a transit system. Capital projects at TriMet are 100% funded, the only thing that doesn’t work is the actual transit system. I’m sorry to say this but your public transportation system is run by unaccountable “corrupt” (its legal) people.
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