Podcast: TriMet bus driver Dan Christensen
He’s watched “the Portland channel on the big screen” from his bus seat for 16 years
Dan Christensen
TriMet driver publishes his latest ‘Report Card’ for Portland bikers
The things one bus operator feels the city’s bike users are doing well.
Comment of the week: A TriMet bus driver on letting bikes pass first
What’s it like to drive a bus in a city full of bikes?
Blogging TriMet bus driver gives bike riders good report card
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen is blogging again, and he’s just published his “Portland cyclist report card”. The good grades Christensen gives people on bikes (see them below) is quite a shift from last time we heard from him. Dan’s name might be familiar to some readers as the driver who … Read more
Parents of man threatened in bus driver’s blog post want action
“He [Christensen] is inciting violence, death threats, essentially begging someone to act violently against another person… Any harm to my son as a result of that language could be construed as a liability on the part of TriMet and on Dan personally.” — Tom Bennett The parents of a Paul Higgins, the man who was … Read more
Q & A with rider who inspired “Kill this Bicyclist!” post
Paul Higgins, as seen from the window of a TriMet bus.(Photos: Screen grabs of Dan Christensen’s blog) At the end of last month, TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen published a shocking essay on his personal blog. The essay was titled “PORTLAND! KILL THIS BICYCLIST!” It went into detail about how Christensen was so frustrated with … Read more
TriMet bus operator who wrote offensive blog post returns to work
(Photo © J. Maus) Dan Christensen, the TriMet bus operator who wrote an essay titled, “Portland: Kill this bicyclist!” on his personal blog is back behind the wheel. After learning of the post on July 22nd, TriMet placed Christensen on administrative leave and notified the District Attorney and the Portland Police. According to TriMet spokesperson … Read more
Exclusive: TriMet bus operator placed on administrative leave following blog post
Screen grab from Christensen’s blog post (before it was taken down). TriMet has placed a bus operator on administrative leave after they determined a blog post about an interaction with a man on a bicycle that was published to the operator’s personal blog earlier today was inappropriate. TriMet has also referred the issue to the … Read more
For the love of lights, bus driver wants to throw us a party
TriMet bus operatorDan Christensen.(Photo courtesyDan Christensen) [The following guest essay was written by TriMet bus operator Dan Christensen. You might remember Dan as the guy who started a petition among bus drivers in opposition to the new bikeways through the Rose Quarter Transit Center. Shortly thereafter, I shared a letter he wrote explaining his position. … Read more
“I don’t hate bikes”; Rose Quarter petitioner reaches out
(Photo © J. Maus) The TriMet bus operator who started a petition hoping to stop a plan to allow bike access through the Rose Quarter Transit Center has just left a comment here on BikePortland.org explaining his views. Dan Christensen wrote that he loves to bike and that “one of the best times” of his … Read more
BTA responds to TriMet operators’ Rose Quarter petition
BTA’s Michelle Poyourow. (Photo © J. Maus) Michelle Poyourow of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will issue a statement later today about a recent petition and document that has surfaced from a group of TriMet operators who oppose a plan to allow bike access through the Rose Quarter Transit Center (RQTC). Poyourow is the BTA’s … Read more