Comments on: TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Holiday-countdown Thursday

By: Person

Person — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:17:40 +0000

I’ve solved the problem by driving. Metro has succeeded in making the bus ride so miserable and stressful, and take so much longer that even though I hate to drive it is a preferable course of action.

Congrats Metro, for adding one more car to the city’s congestion problems.

By: G

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:30:39 +0000

Per snarky comments, I think you all just all just need some sun on the bones….:)

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:42:33 +0000

I can’t remember if last year the buses were on reduced schedule the week between Christmas and New Years. It seems crazy that my bus, the 56, won’t be running all week.

By: WSB

WSB — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:59:14 +0000

Guys, I have been in transit today, all for news stories and site business (technical help for our forum spam challenges) and there just is no time to finely mediate snarking. Please stop, whomever is snarking at whom … thank you … and if anything rulebreaking made it through PLEASE e-mail to let me know so I can find it when I finally get back to HQ – TR

By: Fed up

Fed up — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:52:38 +0000

I’m sick of snarky cyclist comments too.

By: circuitous

circuitous — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:37:24 +0000

I’ve been driving since October. It’s certainly not ideal, but it means a 1-hour commute rather than 2 hours.
Yes, 2 hours from Westwood to the northern reaches of South Lake Union. And two hours back. On unsafely-crowded, unpredictable buses.
I want to be a transit rider but don’t have 20 hours a week to spend on/waiting for/walking to buses to get to and from my full-time job. Thank goodness it pays enough that I can afford to drive. I feel lucky for that, and guilty for being part of the traffic problem. I promise to get back on my bike when the days are long enough for me to feel safe riding.

By: CandrewB

CandrewB — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:11:38 +0000

It’s adequate when it’s not abysmal, which happens sometimes.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:07:00 +0000

I took my complaints to Metro, complaining here is good for venting, but going to the people who can actually do something is more useful. My RR experience has not been much better. They are more frequent, but packed to the gills every time (I have only ever been on at rush hour headed to WS). I am nearly 8 months pregnant and needed to ask for a seat – it isn’t that people don’t care, it is that no one can see me because the bus is so packed. I have started busing to the bus stop at Virginia to be able to get a seat without asking.

By: RichWSeattle

RichWSeattle — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:39:14 +0000

Count me as one of the ones who had grown tired of complaining and has gone silent for that reason. Now that you’ve asked, I’m still lamenting that the KC Metro bus system had gone from one of the greatest conveniences to a source of daily stress.

By: Bus rider

Bus rider — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:00:17 +0000

Tuesday night I boarded the “rapid” ride at about 5:45pm from 2nd & Columbia. The bus was packed and a lot of us squeezed on anyway. Then the bus driver announced that a 2nd RR was in back and “empty”. By the time a lot of us rushed the 2nd bus,it was also packed -though not as tightly as sardines. There was a man who had an assistance dog with him. The dog had the harness like you see on dogs that help people that are blind. He also got on the 2nd bus but decided to get off. He stated that he had to get off because it wasn’t safe. Another standing rider asked out loud, “Can someone stand?” Nobody did and the man got off the bus quickly. Sad. I was going to write about it too but I feel so tired about complaining. I agree with Iggy. Things haven’t changed.

By: WSB

WSB — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:53:20 +0000

Rico – bicycles are part of traffic and transit. This feature is for EVERYBODY who has to get from point A to point B, including on foot – TR

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:24:22 +0000

My experience with rapid ride hasn’t improved much but I do avoid it whenever possible. The evening commute buses I’ve been on have been packed with SRO starting at the Pike stop. There are no scanners at Pike and no Metro boarding helpers so most people board at the front which takes a while. Last time I counted at least 30 people got on at the front door. Overall, I think everyone has realized that this is the new normal and although I hear a lot of people complain on the bus it seems like they have given up.

By: rico

rico — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:22:00 +0000

Sorry for being snarkish, simply trying to balance the scales relative to the conceit displayed by some bicyclists.

Not sure how a bicyclists comments about a bike commute have anything to do with the subject of traffic and transit, other than a horn tooting opportunity – something many of us are tired of reading.

By: Wendell

Wendell — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:52:56 +0000

rico needs a manly hug.

By: amalia

amalia — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:43:24 +0000

Yes, good for you, WSEA. Except minus the sarcasm. You certainly didn’t deserve the snark, those accusations of implications being false. Wow, defensive much?
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The weather sucks, but it beats being stuck in a car! Well done!