The 70's FEEL GOOD idea of a FARE LESS SQUARE has longed outlived its usefulness.
Now that citizens within the district are facing serious service cuts its an ABOMINATION to be offering free services to that special class of citizens that happen to inhabit downtown Portland.
Fare less square should be COMPLETELY ELIMINATED!
It clogs the system for actual commuters that are trying to LEAVE fare less, it provides a rolling shelter for people that have no where else to go, and its a enforcement nightmare.
I hardly believe the commentators remark that it is the ENVY of other cities.
That's laughable!
The only problem with Fred's decision is that it doesn't go far enough, GET RID OF FARE LESS COMPLETELY!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/06/riding_the_67_with_al.html
I appreciate that you took the time to come and ride Joseph. The point I was trying to make about Trimet and profit is this:
Plenty of people whine about their tax dollars going in to fund transit, which they don't use.
They think TRIMET should be privatized, a PROFIT MAKING company can do better.
Of course there would be virtually no service at all if a profit making company took control.
There would be no livable wage jobs, and sure as heck NO HEALTH INSURANCE.
No siree! This is America, the land of liberty, AND YOUR LUCKY TO HAVE A JOB WITH DECENT HEALTH INSURANCE.
And TRIMET gets blamed for the cost of its health insurance, AS IF ITS TRIMET'S FAULT THAT AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM IS A FARCE!
Too much COST PER RIDER and all that associated nonsense that people like to throw around when they don't like something!
Well I don't want my tax money going to immoral wars, or the CIA, or the NSA, or foreign aid, but I don't get too choose where my tax money is spent.
The fact that any government money actually gets spent to help AMERICANS, makes some of the more fortunate Americans angry!
This is the kind of country we live in?
Free states, slave states, remember that?
IT'S THE SAME OLD AMERICA, JUST WITH DIFFERENT VISIONS OF SLAVERY!
(the only sane people are the ones that are crazy)
Plenty of people whine about their tax dollars going in to fund transit, which they don't use.
They think TRIMET should be privatized, a PROFIT MAKING company can do better.
Of course there would be virtually no service at all if a profit making company took control.
There would be no livable wage jobs, and sure as heck NO HEALTH INSURANCE.
No siree! This is America, the land of liberty, AND YOUR LUCKY TO HAVE A JOB WITH DECENT HEALTH INSURANCE.
And TRIMET gets blamed for the cost of its health insurance, AS IF ITS TRIMET'S FAULT THAT AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM IS A FARCE!
Too much COST PER RIDER and all that associated nonsense that people like to throw around when they don't like something!
Well I don't want my tax money going to immoral wars, or the CIA, or the NSA, or foreign aid, but I don't get too choose where my tax money is spent.
The fact that any government money actually gets spent to help AMERICANS, makes some of the more fortunate Americans angry!
This is the kind of country we live in?
Free states, slave states, remember that?
IT'S THE SAME OLD AMERICA, JUST WITH DIFFERENT VISIONS OF SLAVERY!
(the only sane people are the ones that are crazy)
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
SEARCHING
http://thinkerspodium.wordpress.com/
http://bryanong.blogspot.com/
Hello from Portland Oregon USA
One of our transit executives has been chosen to participate in the "thinker in residence" program offered by your city.
I am searching for information about this.
If anybody can help could you please email me at
alyourpalster@gmail.com
http://bryanong.blogspot.com/
Hello from Portland Oregon USA
One of our transit executives has been chosen to participate in the "thinker in residence" program offered by your city.
I am searching for information about this.
If anybody can help could you please email me at
alyourpalster@gmail.com
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/a_compliment_from_down_under.html
Hmmmm....
I wouldn't have any problem with this at all in times when the money is flowing and services are robust.
But this is not the time and place for "compliments'!
Me thinks this might have more to do with:
"its wine industry, beaches, arts festivals and Mediterranean weather."
A great place to do some thinking alright!
Maybe Fred can think about his secret bailout of the bankrupt WES company.
Or maybe he will think about his failed futures gamble.
Maybe Fred can take some of the TRIMET patrons that now have to move due to their service being canceled, they need to do some thinking to!
What really bothers me about this is that it was discovered BY ACCIDENT, Fred never told anybody about this.
Just like he never told anybody about the WES bailout until it was a done deal, and just like he never told anybody about the futures contract, took a blogger to bring that too light.
NO NO, this doesn't work right now.
All the OREGONIAN platitudes and niceties are actually quite disgusting.
Maybe this was written by the president of the TRIMET BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
This biggest irony of this is that with technology, YOU DON'T NEED TO GO ANYWHERE TO GET INFORMATION.
You can talk to anybody in the world anytime you want.
You can view any document in the world immediately.
Maybe Fred hasn't discovered the internet yet thus he thinks he needs to go places to learn anything.
IT'S A PERK HANDED OUT BY THE ELITE FOR THE ELITE.
I wouldn't have any problem with this at all in times when the money is flowing and services are robust.
But this is not the time and place for "compliments'!
Me thinks this might have more to do with:
"its wine industry, beaches, arts festivals and Mediterranean weather."
A great place to do some thinking alright!
Maybe Fred can think about his secret bailout of the bankrupt WES company.
Or maybe he will think about his failed futures gamble.
Maybe Fred can take some of the TRIMET patrons that now have to move due to their service being canceled, they need to do some thinking to!
What really bothers me about this is that it was discovered BY ACCIDENT, Fred never told anybody about this.
Just like he never told anybody about the WES bailout until it was a done deal, and just like he never told anybody about the futures contract, took a blogger to bring that too light.
NO NO, this doesn't work right now.
All the OREGONIAN platitudes and niceties are actually quite disgusting.
Maybe this was written by the president of the TRIMET BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
This biggest irony of this is that with technology, YOU DON'T NEED TO GO ANYWHERE TO GET INFORMATION.
You can talk to anybody in the world anytime you want.
You can view any document in the world immediately.
Maybe Fred hasn't discovered the internet yet thus he thinks he needs to go places to learn anything.
IT'S A PERK HANDED OUT BY THE ELITE FOR THE ELITE.
Monday, May 18, 2009
http://adronbhall.com/blogs/my_transportation_obsession/post/2009/05/14/241561-Cost-Per-Rider.aspx
I have nothing but respect for Erik, but in the case of contracting out I disagree. The reasons for this are pretty obvious.
Contracting out IN MOST cases usually means one thing, CUT WAGES AND BENEFITS.
I have not seen one case where a contractor pays the equivalent wage and/or benefits as the governmental entity does itself.
If that's where the public wants to save money, I say hell no.
Now my second point is this;
Why is public transit looked at as some sort of money making/losing business?
What is the police cost per bank robber?
Or the cost per house fire at the fire department
Or the cost per citizen to fund the war in Iraq?
Public services are not judged on a cost per basis.
They are provided as a right of each citizen.
This is the problem with transit today, some people insist on turning into just another profit making/losing endeavor. Some things have no business in the profit loss game, and transit is one of them.
Contracting out IN MOST cases usually means one thing, CUT WAGES AND BENEFITS.
I have not seen one case where a contractor pays the equivalent wage and/or benefits as the governmental entity does itself.
If that's where the public wants to save money, I say hell no.
Now my second point is this;
Why is public transit looked at as some sort of money making/losing business?
What is the police cost per bank robber?
Or the cost per house fire at the fire department
Or the cost per citizen to fund the war in Iraq?
Public services are not judged on a cost per basis.
They are provided as a right of each citizen.
This is the problem with transit today, some people insist on turning into just another profit making/losing endeavor. Some things have no business in the profit loss game, and transit is one of them.
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