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Ryan Viken

July 22, 2016

Brothers and Sisters:

"From the Drivers Side"

http://fromthedriverside.blogspot.com/2016/07/i-dont-need-to-be-jerk.html

Nothing ever changes

@trimetscanner gave riders 18 additional minutes over @Trimet on service disruption

Nothing ever changes #fail pic.twitter.com/7R4JOxaEht

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 17, 2016

Never believe Mcfarlane or any of his overpaid hacks

#trimet union employees should NEVER trust Mcfarlane or any of his hand picked cronies#professional #liars pic.twitter.com/CSILolnv4u

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 18, 2016

Sock puppets to meet

Don't forget to show up at the #Trimet board (sock puppets) meeting pic.twitter.com/yvEufRNLyi

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) July 16, 2016

Trimet podcast episode 7-with Dan Christensen

http://trimetpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2016-07-16T06_00_00-07_00

TriMet could easily make service better

Besides the disruption on the Orange Line tonight, there was also a car stuck on the Steel Bridge which delayed the last few Blue Line trains (as well as further causing issues for the Yellow Line).

A suggestion was made to take Line 20 to Line 57 as an alternative for getting to the west side, as both run very late.  However, it turns out that Line 20 may just miss Line 57 at night.  This means that riders either have to wait a long time at Beaverton TC or that trips are not possible.

Line 20 arrives	Line 57 departs
10:07pm	10:08pm
10:37pm	10:33pm
11:06pm	11:03pm
11:33pm	11:33pm
12:02am	12:03am
12:30am
1:00am	1:03am
2:05am	2:03am

TriMet: 20-Burnside/Stark Weekday To Beaverton Transit Center
TriMet: 57-TV Hwy/Forest Grove Weekday To Forest Grove

It is true that it's virtually impossible to please everybody, and during the day time making one transfer work can break others.  But at night and when there's a directional flow of riders, shifting a schedule by just a few minutes can make transit be an option.

Lane Jensens Podcast episode 6

http://trimetpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2016-07-09T06_00_00-07_00

TriMet runs Union Manor Shuttle but undersells it

Line 19 service alert:

From Monday, June 27, through November, the Union Manor stop at SE 23rd & Tolman (Stop ID 7172) will be served by a shuttle due to construction. The shuttle will operate every 30 minutes on weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shuttle will stop at eastbound and westbound Line 19 stops at SE Bybee & Bybee Blvd MAX Station and at SE Tolman & 23rd. Trip planning and TransitTracker will not be available for the shuttle stops.

An updated alert has since been put out removing the "Trip planning and".

Trimet fail, and fail miserably