Cancelled bus runs report last 6 months

https://app.box.com/s/lyrbr9ldj65g1o5cyoqnifhb0rfeevc2

Japanese bus drivers on Strike

Bus drivers in Japan went on a strike but continued to drive their routes while refusing fares - therefore not hurting the passengers but the companies. How very Japanese ❤ pic.twitter.com/cZmsXcxGoB

— ION 👀 (@ionlands) May 30, 2019

Neal Berlin

I just wonder how much money TriMet has already has spent on the SW Corridor Project ( $300 Billion estimated final cost)? The big difference between the this article and Trimet has NOT received a public vote to proceed with construction. This has not stopped or even slowed TriMet to keep moving ahead with project even though public testimony has shown using TriMets own statistics that estimates of potential ridership is not even close to reality. Those people and facts have been dismissed with distain as nothing more as a bunch of college school kids doing an some kind of science project. One thing this taxpayer also wonders about and would like a answer is how much money is being spent by TriMet Public Relations Department to support the 2020 Bond measure to pay for this fiasco. Both of these questions may be asked but will in all probably will never be answered. The bill will be sent via an enormous increase in property taxes,not itemize, if it passes. So it goes... Two Bells.
http://www.wral.com/some-taxpayers-unhappy-that-light-rail-cost-is-still-rising/18418748/

Trimet vs MBTA, apples and oranges

Trimet is puny by comparison pic.twitter.com/cn3sE0e8dB

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 29, 2019

Bambi is dead

Light rail KILLS EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. Including Bambi and her beloved child 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌 https://t.co/NR3GXPmuSZ

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 29, 2019

Excellent essay on bus drivers

https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/James-Walker-Drivers-Bus-operators-could-use-a-13867145.php


I can’t remember a time when public transportation wasn’t part of my life.

I have boarded public buses from here to Seattle, and dozens of towns and cities in between

For more decades than I care to count, public transportation has gotten me where I needed to go, and it is cheap. In my book, that is a winning combination.

But I have seen many changes and, in more ways than one, public transportation has become an unpleasant, grin-and-bear-it experience for the riding public.

Neal Berlin on the murder of HART transit operator

This press conference sounds like they took ALL the talking points from the last 18 plus years from the TriMet PR Department (Portland,Oregon transit agency) and spewed it out with the same monotone sincerity that top Management have mastered that rank and file recognize as BS!  We in Portland had two passengers killed in the past 18 months and assaults on operators,supervisors and other company personnel is at all time high, and still going higher.  The response from Management and its Board is we will be gathering more static’s and will get back to everyone soon with a plan.  I wonder if a another tragic death occurs will while they are on one of their days off will they wait until Monday to respond?  I bet Vegas would not take that bet.   So it goes... Two Bells.
https://youtu.be/KWLW41Kryw8

TriMet payroll

Well here it is. Fast to! The entire list of all trimet employees and their payhttps://t.co/N0D8LapKmY

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 24, 2019

Classic tweets!

pic.twitter.com/qm2jshg6OE

— PDXh0b0 (@ap0stl3z) March 7, 2019

If you get killed or injured on trimet your only worth 2 years of Kelsey’s salary

And it won’t matter who’s fault it is either

Just remember if you get killed or injured on Trimet you will be shit out of luck

‘Your’ government at work

FUCKING AND OPPRESSING YOU https://t.co/JpSVko4gHo

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 22, 2019

Poop Scoop news on the Trimet barber

Poop Scoop news is communicating with the ‘Trimet barber’ (Jarred Walter) https://t.co/sh8b8x9L55 via @YouTube@scritchie32 @TriMetBarber @sp_redelectric #trimet

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 19, 2019

The city of Portland is actually putting in some bus lanes thanks to Alan Kessler

See BIKE PORTLAND for details. Alan Kessler deserves recognition for being the driving force behind it

Congratulations to @alankesslr (Alan Kessler) also. I’ve been following his work since the very beginning. pic.twitter.com/a3vuPmNnZw

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 17, 2019

Trimet latest hair brained scheme

Here, al. You can use this pic.twitter.com/kWyAHeU99s

— TriMet Bus Fan  (@trimetbusfan) May 17, 2019

Trimet board highlights

Sock puppets handing out tax payers cash by the millions

Who’s getting that 🐷 pork today and other fun stuff

What cameras ?

#trimet#NealBerlin pic.twitter.com/OZ4ZGeJLJz

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 14, 2019

Neal Berlin

Gee, let’s see if  Channel 12 , Portland Oregon, will do something similar or just run and produce with Trimet, the local transit agency, more puff feel good PR 2 minutes presentations.  See if Trimet will hand over without going through Freedom of Information Act video of what really is taking place on its bus, trains and platforms.  Trimet Public Relations plan is getting into high gear to get taxpayers wallets to vote for the 2020 SW Corridor project.  Do not bother to show up and testify about your concerns to Trimet and its Board of Directors, they have already made up their minds, let’s get the people’s money and make it our money!  When the time comes to vote, Vote No!Meanwhile, TriMet just is crossing their fingers that there be NO incidents (like passengers or operators getting killed,getting assaulted is okay because that is always is the operators fault)that will upset the beautiful picture of safety and reliability that in reality is an allusion.  So it goes... Two Bells.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/Bus-Drivers-Reveal-Wild-Side-of-Public-Transit-in-CT-509205181.html?sfns=mo

Trimet bus driver suffers viscous attack

Joys of being a TriMet bus driver

I’m a driver. This happened yesterday.

Those of you who know me know, I’m most often considered an “Alpha Female”. I am kind but take no shit. I heap praises upon strangers for acts of kindness whether they be random or necessitated. I have a very strong personal space bubble an never let bad vibes pop it. I am fallible as the next human being but am always strong even when I’m wrong.
That being said, I am deeply saddened and confused about my feelings, emotional response and complete breakdown I am experiencing still fro yesterday’s verbal and spacial violation.

Neal Berlin

#NealBerlin pic.twitter.com/Ymtm5Hpx2x

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) May 1, 2019

Steel Bridge cam

http://steelbridgewebcam.ddns.net:81/

Neal Berlin And the Trimet Deke N’Blue

What’s to worry about?  Our now Governor Brown did a great job of watering down and white washing the first TriMet audit when she was then Secretary of State.  As Governor she has continued with more vigor and alll the political skills she has mastered to make TriMet insulated from true public oversight and accountability.  One just look at who she has appointed to the TriMet Board of Directors.  Look how she has made it even more difficult to obtain documents via Freedom Information Of State Documents.  Look at the original audit that came out during ATU 757 contract that took mainly the company,TriMet,side when it came to Compensation for the rank and file.  The rest of the problems where addressed my well meaning platitudes
that will be followed up by a promise of a second State Audit that NEVER happened (in truth it was never going to happen,just sounds good to ATU 757 ears). This smoke and mirrors of really caring of wanting public input was put to death with this Governor singing the 2017 Transportation Bill  that takes money out every Workers paycheck with 90% of that revenue going to TriMet, forever.  The salt on that tax wound is this was done without the vote of people.  This new money given TriMet the power to present a image of carrying about maintenance,safety,low income fares etc. while hiding past malfeasance in those areas and many more with no accountability then or now.  My “three minutes “ are up.  I now convene and call to order the “I Told You So Club “.  First order of business, anyone want to become a member?

Max crash! Full event

http://www.rosecitytransit.org/files/042519-MAXCentral.mp3

Bus stop criteria

https://app.box.com/s/dhmtuov9dfyu4wlbwjodcpbzkpn4oxbj

John Charles calls out Trimet lies

John Charles calls out Trimet lies and false projections. Spot on. I’m not a Charles fan but he gets all this material righthttps://t.co/aXSroXOVwR

— AL M (@AlYourPalster) April 26, 2019