ajedrez commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
I wonder if they could try and connect Brunswick with Portland and Lewiston, Maine. Maybe they can charge a $2 fare instead of a $1 fare and gear it towards lower-income people trying to work at say, a...
View ArticleJustin N commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
And I was riding on a deviated fixed-route (or "flexible", for those speaking buzzwordese) transit route in 6th grade. Innovative...
View ArticleJohn W commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
I wouldn't read too much into the article title. Headlines are normally written on the fly by subeditors working under time pressure - and getting a subtle pun in like this is a quick win, without any...
View ArticleSteve Lax commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
In the U.S., flex route bus service is one alternative to operating ADA (Americans with Disability Act) shadow service of fixed route services. I developed some flex routes in low utilization areas in...
View ArticleColin Stewart commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
Great article, Jarrett. It's interesting how the average person thinks they know more about transportation than the transportation experts.
View ArticleRandy commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
they had jitneys (as they called the private van routes there) in miami when i lived there in the 90's.
View ArticleCap'n Transit commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
Randy, they've had jitneys since at least 1914.
View Articlezefwagner commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
Thank you for making the point about labor costs. While I generally support unions, it bothers me that many transit unions have been unwilling to negotiate away any of their generous pay and benefits...
View ArticleTom West commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
@Zefwanger: Looking at Canadian transit agencies, I've found that drivers' labour costs are about one-third the total operatign costs (total agency costs per revenue hour)... which means that if bus...
View ArticleTom commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
One issue with Canadian transit agencies isn't so much the wages but shift flexibility. I must admit I'm not sure what the situation is now but a few years ago drivers weren't allowed to take split...
View ArticleEngineerScotty commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
While some transit unions engage in rather obnoxious practices--I'm not at all sympathetic to work rules that mandate overstaffing, for instance; I'm also not sympathetic to the notion that transit...
View ArticleCorey Burger commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
BC Transit runs Community Buses like Tranlink. In both cases, the drivers are paid less because they don't have airbrake certifications and have lesser drivers license. These are easy breakpoints for...
View ArticleEric commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
One of the assumptions Margonelli's article that particularly bothered me was that the primary purpose of transit is to serve people like Pam Boucher and for anyone that is physically capable of...
View ArticleEngineerScotty commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
Jarrett, I'm not suggesting that you are proposing anything--you have an established record of staying away from those sorts of debates.
View ArticleJarrett at HumanTransit.org commented on 'new york times: how to be confused...
Scotty. I certainly didn't propose that!
View ArticleGeofrey Sanders commented on 'new york times: how to be confused about transit'
Thank you - it's refreshing to hear an expert deliver a good solid "you don't know what you're talking about"-ing.
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