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Your Questions for Neil — The Trilogy
It’s that time of the year again–time for Portland Transport’s annual sit-down with TriMet general manager Neil McFarlane, We hosted previous interviews with Neil last spring, as well as in July 2010, right after he took office. (The results of those interviews can be seen here and here). And now, it is time for Round…
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The Economics and Public Health Impacts of Diesel
Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Winter 2012 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Kevin Downing (Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality) Topic: Driving to the Tragedy of the Commons Using a Diesel Engine When: Friday, February 24, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204 EXTRA! EXTRA! PSU’s Students…
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Employee Relations Board paddles TriMet’s bottom–again
Things don’t appear to going well for TriMet in its ongoing labor dispute–at all. In a blistering 8-page order, the state Employee Relations Board (ERB) once again ruled that TriMet’s recent offer in the ongoing contract negotiations constitutes an attempt to introduce a new issue into the bargaining process at the last minute, and as…
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Could TriMet become a “free” (or nominally-priced) service, Part 2
Last fall, Portland Transport considered the question of whether or not TriMet could become a free (or nominally-priced) service. Right now, the Farebox Recovery Ratio of the TriMet system in aggregate is about 25%, and last fiscal year fares provided nearly $100 million of TriMet’s overall operating budget. This discussion occurred right after TriMet first…