tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924903188810610343.post6545673152234363909..comments2023-09-21T01:51:15.719-07:00Comments on The Dead Horse Times: Just how SMART is Wilsonville, anyway?EngineerScottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005863528905991434noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924903188810610343.post-42663367490110391802010-04-29T09:52:43.227-07:002010-04-29T09:52:43.227-07:00Great post, Scotty. I especially enjoyed the under...Great post, Scotty. I especially enjoyed the underwater-mortgage metaphor.Michael Andersen, Portland Afoothttp://portlandafoot.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924903188810610343.post-47178120829094990842010-04-24T08:59:16.173-07:002010-04-24T08:59:16.173-07:00Hope I found and fixed all the 1980 references. :...Hope I found and fixed all the 1980 references. :)EngineerScottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005863528905991434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924903188810610343.post-87121532272915995612010-04-24T08:56:12.923-07:002010-04-24T08:56:12.923-07:00Thanks, Max, for the corrections.
One issue that ...Thanks, Max, for the corrections.<br /><br />One issue that I (and others) have with recent TriMet decisions--is that many of them restrict the agencies freedom in dealing with the present budget crisis. As you are probably aware, TriMet ultimately decided not to reduce WES service this time--despite ample evidence that the money could be spent on other services with a higher bang-to-buck ratio. No offense at all to Wilsonville or Tualatin commuters, of course--just that there is so few of them using the system at the present time.<br /><br />But again--how should finite transit dollars be spent? The political reality of the situation is that areas with significant levels of employment can dominate the allocation process by threatening to leave. I'm not sure what can (or should) be done about this, as changing the underlying tax structure of TriMet is probably undoable, but there you go.EngineerScottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005863528905991434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924903188810610343.post-63088042718079716892010-04-23T23:25:30.086-07:002010-04-23T23:25:30.086-07:00A few things:
1) Wilsonville withdrew from TriMet...A few things:<br /><br />1) Wilsonville withdrew from TriMet in 1988, not 1980.<br />2) SMART's 2X route not only goes to Tualatin P&R, but it continues on to Barbur TC.<br />3) Up until about 4 years ago, all SMART services were fare-free (including Salem).... Then there was a fare for Salem, and then a fare for the 2X (if you leave town).<br /><br />Wilsonville pays a share of WES operating costs, it paid the cost of building the WV station. It rearranged its entire transit system to meet WES. It even introduced a new route (the 6) to handle shuttling people directly to/from WES to employment centers. I don't think it's unreasonable for them to expect the current skeleton system to be maintained -- afterall they have invested significantly in WES; including the ongoing operating costs.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822395052669121101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924903188810610343.post-10399236007862186012010-04-21T14:06:34.383-07:002010-04-21T14:06:34.383-07:00LOL!
Interesting analysis indeed!
However, Washin...LOL!<br />Interesting analysis indeed!<br /><br />However, Washington county has no contracts on their back, that's a Trimet problem.<br /><br />To me, a west-side bus driver, Washington county does indeed get the short end of the Trimet stick.<br /><br />Westside is the part of Trimet that Fred does not want the news media to see.<br /><br />As long as Fred and Trimet keep focus on Portland then they will be 'respected' in the transit hierarchy where the big shots live.Al Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670275801784105978noreply@blogger.com