Trimet ridership continues falling

The Bridge, the Orange Line, look over here, look over there, just don't look at how we are really doing!

Service for Mike Martin-former Trimet driver

The TriMess Minute

Special Guest: Al Margulies-

 Why Has Public Tranist in America Turned Into A Scheme of Greed?

Lane Jensen Podcasts

Better Credit Rating Means More $$ on MAX

The Safety for Bus Drivers goes "Hiss, Hiss, Hiss" Right Out The Window. 

 Special Guest: Al Margulies- Have fun with missing your Orange Line MAX Train!

Members of ATU757 organizing

#atu757 group of members forming to monitor union executive officers pic.twitter.com/foR0Ex1Lh0

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) August 26, 2015

The misery of public transit

Government spends boat loads of money trying to convince people to ride public transit. It's good for the environment, cuts congestion etc etc. The thing that never gets mentioned is just how much taking public transit sucks. The article below was written for the TTC but it applies to any mass transit district  in North America

Standing around looking tough

A dozen trimet police at gateway all standing around 8:32 AM #trimet #police #pdx pic.twitter.com/gpWE2wpSPJ

— Joe Anybody (@iamjoeanybody) August 26, 2015

Lane Jensen podcast-August 26

The TriMess Minute http://t.co/EgcNpL8f0C #trimet via @lanejensenpdx (NEW PODCAST IS UP!)

— Lane Jensen (@lanejensenpdx) August 26, 2015

TRIMET TAKING PORTLAND TAX PAYERS INTO DEBT

And this is all done by the unaccountable board of sock puppets who get to do these things WITHOUT voter approval

Issue: Senior Lien Payroll Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A; Rating: Aaa; Sale Amount: $70,000,000; Expected Sale Date: 09-09-2015; Rating Description: Special Tax: Transportation - Related
Issue: Senior Lien Payroll Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015B; Rating: Aaa; Sale Amount: $65,700,000; Expected Sale Date: 09-09-2015; Rating Description: Special Tax: Transportation - Related
Opinion
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded to Aaa from Aa1 the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon's (TriMet) Senior Lien Payroll Tax Revenue Bonds. Concurrently, we have assigned a Aaa rating to its $70 million Series 2015A and $65.7 million Series 2015B bonds, expected to price on September 9.

Moody's upgrades Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon payroll tax revenue bonds to Aaa; outlook stable

One of the best idea's I have ever heard on fare evasion

Give the evader a choice, by a monthly pass for $100, pay the $175 or perform 8 hours of community service

@AlYourPalster RIGHT?! I don't see how punishing someone without money is to make them pay money they may not have.

— ™Driver (@trimetdriver) August 25, 2015

Over the top

I have never seen so much "sustainability" in one article anywhere. So I guess this is all cool right?
I don't know what to make of this article.

Trimet to install these at low income area stops

Trimet bus driver gets injured on the job

A car rear ended this bus driver which completely totaled the car causing the bus driver  injury so he takes the next day off. He finds out months later that he was charged with unexcused absence.
Gotta love working at Trimet!

Trimet Facebook

I actually hate Facebook but I keep my account and even post over there. (I'm really a twitter person and spend almost all my social media time with twitter) Trimet Facebook is highly entertaining.    I take special interest in all the people that choose to stand up against the prevailing paradigm and whether the attacks from the Trimet shills! These are the best comments from the people who challenged Trimet's decision to go ahead with the fireworks on one of the most polluted days in Portland history. We know that loads of people complained about this on Twitter

How funny is this

I was tweeting with John St Clair about this Till-I-Cum bridge and started digging around the internet and guess what the actual definition of Tillicum is? It's Chinook for PEON! "as distinguished from the chiefs" hahahaha! The bridge does have the correct name after all!

 

@johnboy6073 Intersting, I just find out that Tillicum is the native word for PEON! pic.twitter.com/DXD76dqnct

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) August 24, 2015

If you missed the smoggy fireworks we got some video here

BS article attempting to convince us of the wonderfulness of Trimet and that Mcfarlane is a great leader

The only way I could support any Trimet tax increases would be for Trimet officials to outline exactly how much they would raise and tell us exactly how it would be spent. Anything less is giving these already ethically challenged executives license to abuse whatever money they receive.

TRIMET SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM

People think that I want Trimet to "fail". That's completely false. True I got a bug up my ass about the current leadership  and take great pleasure in annoying the hell out of them. But I really feel empathy for the other people working over there. I know they are trying to do their best and there are plenty of really good people working at Trimet.  Look at this SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM . (click on the play button to watch their little production)  They're out there trying to do their jobs. Gotta love em!

Remember Trimet people, its the "leadership team" that I have the problem with, not the rest of the Trimet workforce.

The TriMess Minute with Lane Jensen

August 21st (Weekend Edition)

Trimet hits another home run

The haze is palpable

Ah the bridge the bridge the bridge. If you follow this blog at all you know that I have been against this boondoggle from the very beginning. (along with a subset of other people) 
So the big day finally arrives and it just happens to be one of the most atmospheric polluted days in Portland history. Trimet decides to go ahead with their silly fireworks production. (branding the bridge into peoples brains) Unfortunately many citizens took offense to Trimet going ahead with this.There are dozens of tweets about it. You can check my feed if you want to see how many people objected but it was a lot. Below the break are the best tweets about this.

Trimet hates Kirk Reeves

I totally missed this essay when it came out!

The Gods are not looking kindly upon Trimet

The gods have chosen to obscure the Trimet bridge for today's stupid celebration with chocking air pollution!

 

The 'celebration' will not include the name "Kirk Reeves"

Here's a guy who knew how to celebrate a bridge. Every day, rain or shine (or smoke) #TriMet #Tilikum #KirkReeves pic.twitter.com/Zw4XGXV2DC

— Ron (@TelemachusRome) August 23, 2015

Trimet orange line event marred by air pollution emergency

Lots of people are questioning Trimet's fireworks display on a day when there is extreme pollution in the air. 

Kind of a bad omen don't ya think?

#TriMet to go ahead with Tilikum celebration and fireworks. Serving core customers, aka "choice breathers" is job #1 pic.twitter.com/P9eudgfzCs

— Ron (@TelemachusRome) August 23, 2015

Catch the orange!

#catchtheorange and ride #Trimet with all the other criminals pic.twitter.com/pnRTmTKXjM

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) August 21, 2015