RANTINGS OF A FORMER TRIMET BUS DRIVER

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Route 6 Bus bunching

Friday, December 16, 2011

Friday VLOG

Jack Bogdanski commentary

There are some great comments: Tri-Met: "We're broke! What should we do?" (Jack Bog's Blog)

$17 million in the hole? Let's look at the PORK OF TRIMET

And we are only $17 million in the hole? It's a miracle actually! Click on the links below to see the breakdown For not being a T...

Scenes from DT PDX on Friday

While I waited for my road relief bus,I had a chance to take a few photos.

Short line the Red Line?

TriMet has launched an online budget tool to get input on how to address the anticipated $12-17 million shortfall. Users are presented ...

TriMet bus rider injured in bicycle-caused 'panic stop' still in OHSU intensive care unit

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/12/trimet_bus_rider_hurt_by_bicyc.html

Officer Crawls Under Bus to Comfort Woman Pinned Under Wheel: ‘I’ll Stay Until We Get You Out’

“I had to go past her leg and I could see that her right knee and thigh were completely opened up, just peeled back. I could see right in...

Aren’t Those New Streetcars Kind of Expensive?

Michael Neibauer reports that the District Department of Transportation has awarded the contract for two new streetcars to a Portland comp...

bus driver assaulted twice on same journey

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/norwich_bus_driver_assaulted_twice_on_same_journey_1_1155507

Bullying transit workers

TWU protest MTA's 'unfair contract' proposal - am New York

The 10 dumbest transportation problems in East Portland

Wednesday VLOG-part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGdm2tAWodw

$17 million in the red-CUT OFFICE OF "GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS"

The Office of Government Affairs is responsible for managing on-going intergovernmental relations, long-range funding, policy development a...

TRIMET policy on releasing operator names

TriMet is required by Oregon Public Records law to release the names of employees. TriMet releases the name and years of service of employe...

$17 million in the red? CUT THE "IT" DEPT

The IT Department is made up of 6 groups. Each group has distinct responsibilites in delivering IT support and functions to TriMet. Ente...

$17 million in the red? CUT OUT MARKETING!

Welcome to Marketing! The Marketing Department supports the agency's expectation to communicate, represent and achieve safety-driven se...

WANNA GET RICH-BE A TRIMET EXECUTIVE

PORTLAND TRANSPORT SWALLOWS THE HYPE

The third and most important factor is the failure of TriMet and the union to come to terms on a new contract. TriMet projects a $5 to $10 ...

TriMet: Why is there a budget shortfall?

TriMet: Jobs - $93,360.00 - $140,038.00 Annually

Joe Ruffin

Vlog for Thursday

Thursday, December 15, 2011

TriMet phasing out 'non-foil' old-style fare tickets

TRIMET TRANSIT DISTRICT CONTINUES USING ITS BULLY PULPIT

In their new posting about the budget problems, we see a very obvious attempt to sway public opinion. Is it actually legal for a non prof...

Operator Joe Ramonda goes to China

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXuaa8NKJdE

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