The Office: "Commissioner Adams continues to push for the development of more efficient mass transit options in the city of Portland, including east side streetcars and express bus routes, while continuing to allocate time and money to basic transportation needs (including road maintenance). As Transportation Commissioner, Sam is working on behalf of constituents, not special interest groups"

OK, then explain this:

Why do NUMEROUS City of Portland bus stops lack anything other than a sign - I have seen numerous bus stops on the 1, 44 and 45 lines in particular where bus riders have to ***STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION*** to wait for a bus? How is it safe to stand in the middle of an intersection?

Why does my bus stop lack any way for me to cross FIVE LANES OF 40 MILE PER HOUR BARBUR BOULEVARD WITH TRAFFIC COMING DIRECTLY OFF OF 55 MPH HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE 5 in a safe manner?

There is nothing on Sam Adams' webpage that even mentions bus service. And the belief that we need more "express bus service" - so Sam Adams wants to provide more SPECIAL INTEREST bus service to those who can DRIVE THEIR SINGLE-OCCUPANT MOTOR VEHICLE to a SUBSIDIZED PARKING LOT and take an express bus, leaving those who wish to use almost door-to-door linehaul bus service with long waits? (I see three 94 busses pass by me for every one 12 bus during rush hour.)

I have asked repeatedly for Sam Adams to join me on my commute on the 12 Barbur Boulevard bus to see what I see, and each time Sam Adams and "the office" (whatever that is) is strangely quiet, as if they don't want to actually see what my DAILY COMMUTE in the CITY OF PORTLAND entails. Yesterday I had a 20 minute wait for a bus that is supposed to run every 15 minutes - and several people had been waiting even longer, which meant that at least one if not two busses failed to even show up. Last week I had a 30 minute wait for the same reason.

If Sam Adams truly believes that Portland "belongs to all of us" and that he listens to his Constituents and not special interests, then I want to see him on my bus. Not the 94 express bus, no, the 12 Barbur bus. The one that stops every 700 feet. The one that often runs late. The one that doesn't serve those who get free parking so they can drive home in their SUVs. The one that drops me off at a bus stop without a crosswalk. And I want him to justify to me how my situation does not warrant any attention by the City of Portland, but building a bridge that is a mere 200 feet away from another bridge (which is less than the distance between two typical TriMet bus stops) is somehow a civic necessity out of safety.

I want to know why the common Portlander who just needs to ride a bus is less important than a bicyclist or a Prius owner.

Sam's actions and words are very clear with this regard. He has no regard for the bus system, and the common Portlander. Remember, 2/3rds of Portland's transit ridership is on the bus. Sam Adams only listens to the 1/3rd that rides MAX.

Prove me wrong, Sam. I ride the 12-Barbur bus, that leaves PSU right around 5:00 PM. I want to see you there, on the bus. (That is, if the bus is on time.) Prove to me that my bus stop is safe. Prove to me that Portland's bus system is great. Prove to me that you care about people other than your special interests.