Ted Wheeler Portland Police Shut off Tri Met Transportation to Workers and Citizens Downtown: Attn Lori Bauman

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TriMet MAX and bus service will stop serving Downtown Portland starting at 3:30 p.m. based on guidance from Portland Police following this weekend's disruptive demonstrations.

 After 8 p.m., in the City of Portland, only use TriMet service for essential trips due to the city's curfew. Portland Streetcar service will end at 8 p.m. More information: trimet.org/alerts.

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Does Tri Met know what a "curfew"means?

It means go shopping says Mayor Wheeler and Police will determine how "essential" the culprit looks.
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"Lori Irish Bauman recently retired after more than 30 years as a lawyer at Ater Wynne LLP, a Portland-based law firm. Her years of practice focusing on business litigation have brought her to forums including the Oregon Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, where she has briefed and argued appeals.

Bauman’s experience as a member of the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities of Oregon has informed her interest in supporting and enhancing services to people with disabilities. Additionally, her service on the Multnomah County Library Advisory Board and with non-profits such as the City Club of Portland has familiarized her with a host of public policy and governance issues.

Bauman, a resident of Southeast Portland, looks to serve the region’s diverse population while advancing economic development."

https://trimet.org/about/board.htm


" Attn: Lori Iriish Bauman, District 4 TriMet Board of Directors:Hi, you're my District 4 TriMet Board member. I tried the "email" link at the official site to no avail.

Shutting off Tri Met services at 3:30 for "downtown" impacts workers, the disabled, citizens who live downtown, people who transfer lines downtown. It also benefits for profit taxi, Uber, Lyft, and the like.

I see you're a former attorney, so I'm sure the decision to STRAND thousands downtown, many unawares and reliant on TriMet essential services has been run by the legal department....or nah, looks like Wheeler and the PPB just "convinced" the Board of which you are one.

People have a right to protest, and to also use public transportation to avoid protest areas. We also have the right to public sidewalks and public areas to observe, monitor, document, and ask for redress of grievances brought on by the actions of Public Officials, including Police and the Mayor.

Thanks in advance for considering the legality and efficacy of shutting down TriMet to vulnerable citizens in a Pandemic.

Forest Bloodgood, SE Portland

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PS. I have a reconstructed ACL left knee.
PS I am PPD

permanently partially disabled, legally.