Notice something about the five most reliable? They're all fairly low ridership lines since they're placed out in the suburbs or in areas where commuters mostly drive their own vehicles. I can tell you the 20 and 6 are very heavily used by commuters (and transients) and the 44 is heavily used by people going to PCC-Sylvania.

So in other words, if people are using the damn busses, they can't stay on schedule. No surprise there. The bigger problem is Trimet's inability to write the schedules accordingly.

Thank you for confirming what I already knew about the 6.

Sarah, what we NEED are the rankings for most dangerous routes.

Which routes had bus drivers hitting pedestrians, bikers, or cars most frequently?

Which routes had the most criminal activity complaints?

Which routes had the most police/security interaction?

THOSE would be good numbers to rank.

@rabblevox Why?

Try riding the #72 up and down 82nd ave every once in awhile. The sea of defeated faces and bodies on those buses will either send you spiraling into a state of near catatonic depression, or forcefully pull you out of such a state as you realize just how fucking good you have it, and how petty your problems are compared to some.

Nicest / safest-feeling to ride of the ones I've taken reasonably regularly:
1. #8
2. #15
3. #77
4. #14
5. #6
6. #72
7. #4
Notice the correlation with the wealth of the areas they travel through?

Hey, pulling my head out from under a launch-induced avalanche to thank you for the shout, Sarah! It's an honor to be competing with you.

And @rabblevox et al, we're on it ... I would LOVE to get crime and safety figures, but they're hard to shake out of TriMet, which conveniently doesn't track most of the things you mention. Rest assured they're on our list ... and if you have other ideas for what we should cover, let me know. Michael@portlandafoot.org.

I ride the 20 a lot, and the iphone trimet app has accurate arrival information time 99% percent of the time. I'm sure they have an android version too. I think this information just needs to be more widely disseminated, since I think trying to stick to a fixed schedule creates unnecessary constraints for already burdened bus drivers.

I rode the #44 and #45 lines for a few years, and I suspect their lack of reliability score results from factoring in winter performance, for they both operate in hilly areas greatly affected whenever there is ice or snow.