Trimet bus service was suspended in downtown during the protests-dispatch control during that event

Interesting scanner tweet

https://twitter.com/alyourpalster/status/799474224528236548

Thought this was pretty funny and tells the Trimet story

Jay Frye post breaks blog records

I knew he was popular, but I had no idea he was this popular

Click pic to expand

Trimet ridership takes a tumble

The usual excuses for the decline. 

Trimet never accepts responsibility for anything. 

Its always some external cause for Trimet failures.

#trimet ridership takes a tumble

It had been flat for awhile, now it's actually down pic.twitter.com/NZCYrhzPpz

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) November 16, 2016

Popular Trimet supervisor Jay Frye FIRED after 22 years

 Jay was known for standing up to Trimet management and defending more than a few drivers in the course of his duties.

I don't know the particulars but it's most likely he was doing just that.

Jay had the misfortune of having a "mind" and using it in situations that require blind obedience to 'rules' or 'commands' from a superior.

Trimet runs on the military model, follow orders or else.

Hopefully he will beat the fascists(and they are fascists, that's not hyperbole) in arbitration.

Stand tall and be patient, the wheels of Justice move slowly.

Occasionally  the wheels do produce justice.

The Bob Hastings Interview (Trimet career technocrat)

Move to break up ATU757

There is currently a petition circulating which will  break up   ATU757 into 2 different properties.

 One property will be for Trimet union employees  and the other property will be for the remaining ATU 757  properties.

I will update as events warrant

More stupidity

They couldn't let these people get home and told not to take the wagon in the future?
Sickening

http://katu.com/news/local/family-kicked-off-trimet-bus-because-wagon-load-of-groceries-exceeds-size-limit

Richard Bell VS TRIMET

Fascinating court case, well worth a read

http://www.oregon.gov/ERB/orders/07-01-15%20thru%2006-30-16/UP-043-13.pdf

Embarrassingly stupid

http://katu.com/news/local/disabled-trimet-rider-fined-says-officers-did-not-believe-she-was-blind

From the Driver Side: Are We Valued Or Not?

From the Driver Side: Are We Valued Or Not?: My fellow bus operators are truly amazing people. Of course we all work hard to take Portland safely to their destinations. We make tran...

The Truth about Portland and Trimet

This is the best series of articles I've read on the Portland phenomenon and how the Portland Technocracy  has killed off what is now known at Old Portland

 

Read Part 1 Here

Read Part 2 Here 

 Read Part 3 Here 

 Read Part 4 Here 

Portland grew by 1.5% last year. These are growth rates not seen since before 2008. Just ponder that number -- 1.5% growth -- and contrast that with housing prices and rents that are growing by double digits. Portland has spent billions -- BILLIONS -- preparing for growth. They have built rail lines all over the place, built highways throughout and run thousands of miles of pipe in anticipation of growth. Yet, they can't handle 1.5% growth without blowing up housing prices? Think of any other entity in any other realm that grows by 1.5% per year and contrast the reaction of that system with the hysteria of Portland. If this is only a 1.5% wave, it doesn't make sense. That kind of wave should roll across the sand and dissipate. Something is magnifying it.

Trimet Pork marches on

Sound Transit Joe made an appearance at the Trimet board

Testimonies to the Trimet board

Class action update

My comments on the maintenance employee Trimet board testimonies

Another Trimet driver kicked to the curb

OPAL's report on Trimet human rights failures

http://www.opalpdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/LIFE-Report-Final.pdf

ATU757 to appear at Trimet board meeting

From the Driver Side: We Have to Fight for Our Safety!

From the Driver Side: We Have to Fight for Our Safety!: Assaults on operators weigh heavily upon me. Not only that they happen with increasing regularity, but also because our transit agency ...

Lane Jensen vs Trimet update

To Whom it may Concern,

My name is Lane Jensen. I was contacted by email about my videos on YouTube. As of today, October 16th, 2016, those videos have been removed from YouTube.

However, in accordance with the Fair Use Copyright Law, under the category of Parodies, I have re-created the videos, with the following changes.

ATU757 LM2

http://atu757watchdogs.com/LM2_2016.pdf

Lane Jensen's revised part 2 video

https://youtu.be/qCe7qcKuo-U

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon VS Lane Jensen-chapter 2