Saturday, July 27, 2013
Salt Lake City employees have #freetransit passes
Deseret News: ""All of the city employees have free transit passes, which is something we encourage other businesses to do," she said."
Friday, July 26, 2013
Transit Riders Union - WTF, Olympia? Rally this Saturday, July 27
The rally will start at noon at City Hall Park, the grassy park on the south side of the King County Courthouse at 3rd and Yesler, 450 3rd Avenue."
The State Legislature failed to pass any local funding option for public transit, and now King County Metro is preparing to cut bus service by a whopping 17%.
65 bus routes are on the chopping block, and 86 more would see reduced service in 2014 –impacting 70% of riders in King County.
Join the Transit Riders Union and allies in letting Olympia know we won’t stand for these cuts! Together our combined voices will echo in the halls of power.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
UTA is Sweatshops on Wheels: Happy 4th of July
Catmeow: "The Mobility Center does Evaluations of the Disabled and the Elderly to see if they Quality for Paratransit Taxpayer $$DOLLARS$$ would better spend on a Good Bus System to Help Reduce the need for Paratransit and also service more People.
Taxpayer are having too Pay 75% of Fares for Partransit for the Disabled and the Elderly.
Utah Transit Authority gives very Poor Customer Service to Individual that are Transit Dependent are defined as those who depend on Public Transportation for their for their Mobility and Personal Viability. UTA is Creating Bigger Government.
Utah Transit Authority has no real Plan Build a Real Good Bus System it is all about Trax and FrontRunner. The so Called $$TAX$$ Increase that UTA wants will be used to Help Fund Trax and FrontRunner.
The Corruption at Utah Transit Authority Continues. UTA Spend a Average of $260,000 a Year on Lobbyists."
Taxpayer are having too Pay 75% of Fares for Partransit for the Disabled and the Elderly.
Utah Transit Authority gives very Poor Customer Service to Individual that are Transit Dependent are defined as those who depend on Public Transportation for their for their Mobility and Personal Viability. UTA is Creating Bigger Government.
Utah Transit Authority has no real Plan Build a Real Good Bus System it is all about Trax and FrontRunner. The so Called $$TAX$$ Increase that UTA wants will be used to Help Fund Trax and FrontRunner.
The Corruption at Utah Transit Authority Continues. UTA Spend a Average of $260,000 a Year on Lobbyists."
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Alaska getting hot. Very hot. 96°F 100 miles north of Anchorage.
Common Dreams: "“The same ridge of high pressure that cleared Alaska's skies also brought stifling temperatures to many areas accustomed to chilly June days. Talkeetna, a town about 100 miles north of Anchorage, saw temperatures reach 96°F on June 17. Other towns in southern Alaska set all-time record highs, including Cordova, Valez, and Seward. The high temperatures also helped fuel wildfires and hastened the breakup of sea ice in the Chukchi Sea.”"
Monday, May 13, 2013
Seattle Metro Transit Public Hearing
Slow Starvation
~ Once again, Metro Transit has a revenue shortfall.
And once again, the proposed solution is to cut service, and further diminish pubic transit.
It's a vicious circle, or perhaps more accurately, a death spiral. As routes are cut or curtailed, the overall utility of the system suffers as well. As the system becomes less useful and timely, people use it less, and revenues from the fare box decrease.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Conversely, increasing service and making transit more available, more accessible, and especially, more affordable, increases ridership. Public transit use has been increasing locally; we should be building on that, not thwarting it.
Metro Transit needs additional funding. Cost cutting is but a slogan, not a real, considered solution that would make a (positive) difference. Fully funding public transit increases use of the system, promoting urban vitality, reducing congestion and air pollution, and improving our quality of life. In fact, public transit should be free; the costs and benefits are very favorable compared to alternative public expenditures, particularly car infrastructure.
There is a public hearing tomorrow afternoon.
Cross-posted to Chris B. Leyerle's blog
And once again, the proposed solution is to cut service, and further diminish pubic transit.
It's a vicious circle, or perhaps more accurately, a death spiral. As routes are cut or curtailed, the overall utility of the system suffers as well. As the system becomes less useful and timely, people use it less, and revenues from the fare box decrease.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Conversely, increasing service and making transit more available, more accessible, and especially, more affordable, increases ridership. Public transit use has been increasing locally; we should be building on that, not thwarting it.
Metro Transit needs additional funding. Cost cutting is but a slogan, not a real, considered solution that would make a (positive) difference. Fully funding public transit increases use of the system, promoting urban vitality, reducing congestion and air pollution, and improving our quality of life. In fact, public transit should be free; the costs and benefits are very favorable compared to alternative public expenditures, particularly car infrastructure.
There is a public hearing tomorrow afternoon.
Cross-posted to Chris B. Leyerle's blog
Monday, April 8, 2013
Story of Tallinn, Estonia #freetransit going viral
Estonia's capital gives residents a free ride - Las Vegas Sun News: "Savisaar has even dubbed the program the "13th monthly salary" since, he claims, families will be able to save a month's salary now that they can get around Tallinn for free."
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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Catmeow Public Transit: Utah Transit overpricing mass transit
Catmeow Public Transit: Ingwell: Overpricing mass transit: "Utah Transit Authority Spend a Average of $260,000 a Year on Lobbyists.
Utah Transit Authority Pay $610,000 have UTA Board of Trustees too Travel the World and for Elected Officials too Travel the United States.
John Inglish Severance Package Total $364,406, John Inglish will receive a Lifetime $200,000 Pension.
Taxpayers having too Pay 75% of Fares for Paratransit for the Disabled and the Elderly.
The Mobility Center does Evaluations of the Disabled and the Elderly to see if they Quality for Paratransit Taxpayers $$DOLLARS$$ would be better Spend on a Good Bus System to Help Reduce the need for Paratransit and also Service more People.
Utah Transit Authority has Hurt Hundreds, Hundreds and Hundreds of People because of the Destruction of the Bus System. People have Lost there Jobs, also there are many Individuals that have Lost there Independence all because of the Destruction of the Bus System. What the Destruction of the Bus System has cause is more need for Food Stamps, Medicaid, People going to the Food Bank and more Homeless. Taking Buses out of Neighborhoods Increases Poverty and Crime.
Utah Transit Authority has a Very Inefficient Bus System 90% of Salt Lake County Residents will not be able to Leave their Vehicles at Home and take Public Transit to get the Airport Trax.
"
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Utah Transit Authority Pay $610,000 have UTA Board of Trustees too Travel the World and for Elected Officials too Travel the United States.
John Inglish Severance Package Total $364,406, John Inglish will receive a Lifetime $200,000 Pension.
Taxpayers having too Pay 75% of Fares for Paratransit for the Disabled and the Elderly.
The Mobility Center does Evaluations of the Disabled and the Elderly to see if they Quality for Paratransit Taxpayers $$DOLLARS$$ would be better Spend on a Good Bus System to Help Reduce the need for Paratransit and also Service more People.
Utah Transit Authority has Hurt Hundreds, Hundreds and Hundreds of People because of the Destruction of the Bus System. People have Lost there Jobs, also there are many Individuals that have Lost there Independence all because of the Destruction of the Bus System. What the Destruction of the Bus System has cause is more need for Food Stamps, Medicaid, People going to the Food Bank and more Homeless. Taking Buses out of Neighborhoods Increases Poverty and Crime.
Utah Transit Authority has a Very Inefficient Bus System 90% of Salt Lake County Residents will not be able to Leave their Vehicles at Home and take Public Transit to get the Airport Trax.
"
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