Latest "seen and heard on Trimet"

But not seen on TRIMET'S HOW WE ROLL BLOG!

Bonnie Hildebrand ‏@BikeVegan

WTF @trimet! The 11:45am #6 @ 1114 was 8 minutes out when I stepped off #max, now it's not even on the tracker! Totally unreliable! 

 TRIMET SCANNER TWEETS HERE!  

ANOTHER SIX FIGURE TRIMET JOB

Not having anything to do with providing transit!
Click here for PORK!

TRIMET DRIVERS-YOU CAN GET RETROACTIVE PAYMENTS UP TO SIX YEARS IN THE PAST

This is an issue that affects all Trimet drivers.
You can make your claim for payment from this class action lawsuit by filing these two pieces of paperwork.
Trimet cannot retaliate against any Trimet employee for joining this suit.

TRI-MET’S FIRST COLOR SCHEME

PDX RETRO

GUESS WHO? CLASS ACTION TRIMET VIOLATING WAGE LAWS

BREAKING: #Portland-area transit agency #TriMet hit w class action lawsuit alleging wage & hour violations from bus & train operators.
— Rich Meneghello (@pdxLaborLawyer) January 23, 2013

@apmargulies I don't have a link, sorry. Saw it on a Courthouse News Service email. It's Mult Cty Case No. 1301-00923.

— Rich Meneghello (@pdxLaborLawyer) January 23, 2013

Whenever TRIMET cronies need more money they just ask

These cronies will be handed more money at tomorrows board meeting.
No discussion, just ask you shall receive, never mind about that bid we submitted, there is ALWAYS unforeseen circumstances, always:

http://trimet.org/pdfs/meetings/board/2013-1-23/Res-13-01-06.pdf

- increases a previously approved $3.2 million contract by $700k

http://trimet.org/pdfs/meetings/board/2013-1-23/Res-13-01-07.pdf

-increases a previously approved $3.4 million contract by $886k & allows for an additional $80k

http://trimet.org/pdfs/meetings/board/2013-1-23/Res-13-01-08.pdf- increases the "moving together" from a quarter mil to over half a million

SOCK PUPPETS TOMORROW

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE

Meeting

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 9 a.m.

Location

Portland Building, Room C
1120 SW 5th Ave
Portland, OR

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REST IN PEACE TRIMET DRIVER #1 NEIL BURLEY

THERE IS ONE REALLY GREAT THING ABOUT THE 3000 BUSES

They are QUIET. I live on NW 23rd and really appreciate how quiet they are!

More reasons to forget bus driving as a suitable career

As if the non stop attacks on bus driver's isn't enough enough from discouraging good people from getting into this profession, along comes this!
Driverless Buses Ready To Roll On Shanghai's Streets

Public transit has become a tool of the police state

In Boston they are doing random searches of people bags at MBTA stations. In Portland they have riot police decked in their ninja turtle outfits and police dogs prowling trains. The odds of being killed in a terrorist attack are ONE IN TWENTY MILLION yet here we have it, the police state IN OUR FACES over a phony threat. It's much more ominous than it appears!

Group Plans March, Protest Against MBTA Transit Police Bag Checks | BostInno

Dan Christensen on OVERTIME and EVIL bus drivers

Dan goes on a pretty decent anti reporter anti blogger rant. Of course he makes some excellent points as he always does but as far as I am concerned allowing people to work endless hours is poor public policy. The other thing Dan forgets is this: just because something hits the paper doesn't mean anything will change. Actually nothing ever changes, except for the health insurance and the break time.

It’s very obvious.

1. Get rid of the extraboard drivers, That type of exceptional service is only wrong.

2. The entire staff of Trimet in fact should be fired and replaced by reporters from KPTV, KATU, KGW, and KOIN. At least then they will make a good wage and have a good "Cadilac Healthcare" option.

3. The head of Trimet should be selected from the staff of the Oregonian

4. Managers should be selected from a series of bloggers who rotate through the job based on who posts the most negative post about Trimet. (Obviously the most important criteria for Managing ever) Read his editorial below


Evil Evil Evil Evil Evil Evil Bus Drivers.

TRIMET=SETTING THE STANDARD

Max Gate arm being operated by hand. Photo by Fox12