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Reacting to the TriMet bus that hit five people in a crosswalk, new General Manager Neil McFarlane said Monday he was appointing a Safety and Service Excellence Task Force to review all safety-related aspects of the agency’s operations.
Calling the April 24 accident that killed two people and injured three others “the darkest hour of our existence,” McFarlane said the task force begins work this month and should be done in October.
“I want the task force to look under every rock to assure the safety of our customers and everyone else, including pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists,” said McFarlane, who was chosen to replace Fred Hansen as general manager four days after the accident. McFarlane, a 19-year TriMet veteran, took office on June 30.
The task force will be led by Tom Walsh, president of TomWalsh+Builders. McFarlane said he chose Walsh because safety has long been a priority of the construction industry.
Walsh was also general manager of TriMet from 1990 to 1998, and McFarlane said his knowledge of the agency will allow him to “hit the ground running.”
Other task force members include a city traffic engineer, a former assistant Portland police chief, a pedestrian advocate, a bicycle advocate and two TriMet bus drivers.
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