punkrawker blogs on: February 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

TriMets Budget Woes, Part Duex

Well, TriMet has got out its ax again, and its trimming more off from you. Although this time MAX cuts are on the table, WES however is not. A way over the top fare increase, and bus restructures are proposed as well. Ridership is up tho! Read on to see my crazy, and maybe good ideas.

my blog

This is my transit blog. Here I like to share photos, videos, and my opinion on transit issues. I tend to lean towards transit on the West Coast.

I grew up in San Diego California where I was surrounded by transit. Moved to Portland Oregon in 2001. In 2008 I started filming transit, under the YouTube name punkrawker4783, a name influenced by MXPX, and their song called Punk Rawk Show. Ever since, the name stuck. In 2009 I started this blog, the idea was to share photos and videos, but it grew into much more. In 2010 I started driving for King County Metro in Seattle Washington, and have moved there and enjoy the job very much. Much of my blog content has moved with me, but I still keep up with Portland, and the West Coast transit. My idea for this blog is to share info, editorials, and have a little fun. My other media is below, links that will take you to my videos and photos. I also have Twitter, where I post blurbs about my travels, and updates about the blog and videos.

I thank you for stopping by and reading, feel free to comment, the comment moderation is only there to screen out spam, although that has improved, thankfully.

Any opinions or views expressed here are those of my own, they do not represent or speak for, or on behalf of my employer, or any other person or organization.

Background photo is courtesy of Dave Stubblefield.

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