The following story was passed on to me by someone in Management. About a couple years ago, there were two blogs that were displaying images of Center Street on a regular basis. The images were of the layout of the yard as well as the gates. One of 'em was the Ranting's Blog and the other Bob Cummings (spotter) via twitter. Trimet monitors the Blogs so they were concerned with Homeland Security type issues. Anyone could come in, plant a bomb, attack a worker, steal a bus... The Federal Transit Administration Investigated Bob and his twitter (Daily Cyclist). It was taken down shortly thereafter and, I assume he retired. Didn't see him around after that. The thing is, If Al M's Rantings Blog and Cumming's twitter were so concerned with safety in the lot, they should've voiced their concerns to Trimet, not the public. Al's Blog alone got thousands of views weekly from around the world. When your site is THAT PUBLIC you have a responsibility - or so it would seem - at least morally - to do the right thing in terms of safety and the lives of others.
Trimet needs to have a way of monitoring these gates. Perhaps they should have their private security, monitor - 24-7 via video. This can't be just a story about 2 knuckleheads going on a joyride, it has to be a SERIOUS red flag !!! (at least in my opinion)
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