Comments on: TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday notes

By: helridge

helridge — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:58:40 +0000

“Metro is so poorly managed that giving them more money is the equivalent to providing drugs to an addict.” – WSHipster

Ain’t that the truth!!!

By: West Seattle Hipster

West Seattle Hipster — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:38:05 +0000

Chris W, you have a valid point, because they are:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020393904_transpopackagexml.html

“The plan offers King County Metro Transit the power to raise car-tab taxes by a County Council vote, or a citizen ballot, by an additional $70 per $10,000 of vehicle value; and the same power to Community Transit in Snohomish County, by a citizen ballot.

Metro might be able to raise $55 million a year this way, not quite a tenth of the annual operating budget. Earlier this year, General Manager Kevin Desmond warned of severe cuts, if state aid and a temporary $20 county car-tab fee expire in 2014 without replacement.”

I fully supported raising revenue via car tabs, but much like the Seattle School District, Metro is so poorly managed that giving them more money is the equivalent to providing drugs to an addict.

Rapid Ride should have been a supplement to existing heavily used routes (22, 54, etc). Instead it was a drastic reduction in service.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:55:21 +0000

The C passed my stop @ Avalon & Yancy at 920a because it was full. Even when it does stop we are still crammed in there. Six months into the big change and still not working very well.

By: Chris W

Chris W — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:33:07 +0000

I’ve experienced multiple issues getting to UW from downtown during evening rush hour the past few weeks. Including 1 1/2 hours toget from tunnel to UW last Thursday at 5pm. No busses for 45 minutes, then they were too full to board. The conspiracy theorist within wonders if they are hoping tax payers will cough up more dough.

By: RichWSeattle

RichWSeattle — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:08:51 +0000

King County Metro continues to suck, and the crowding on the buses only contributes to incidents like bus_rider mentioned. I’m able-bodied and am still finding the C line a challenge. A 30 minute wait for a bus I could wedge onto this morning, because the first one was full to the doors.

By: bus_rider

bus_rider — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:14:22 +0000

I just rode the C to downtown. There was a man with a cane who got on at the last stop and no one (I was standing as well) offered there seat! :(