"One of the things [#WMATA] has been looking at with our local communities is providing exclusive bus lanes, which allows us to move buses quicker."
In lieu of being able to run more buses due to labor concerns, this may be one of the agency's only options as traffic ramps up.
In lieu of being able to run more buses due to labor concerns, this may be one of the agency's only options as traffic ramps up.
"Is it a matter of keeping service levels just ahead of demand as you ramp up?" asks @MartinDiCaro.
Unfortunately, #WMATA has been failing to safely meet Metrobus ridership demand for months, per the agency's own data:
Unfortunately, #WMATA has been failing to safely meet Metrobus ridership demand for months, per the agency's own data:
@MartinDiCaro And to be clear, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that #WMATA's analysis, based on federal guidance, is irrelevant *assuming everyone has and wears a mask properly*, but that's seemingly not what the agency is focused on (yet) as it's still talking about social distancing.
Here's some of that aforementioned evidence: citylab.com/transportation…
Again though, it requires people doing the right thing, and, to restore more service, effectively requires union buy-in. Unclear if we'd get that here without #WMATA's social distancing efforts.
Again though, it requires people doing the right thing, and, to restore more service, effectively requires union buy-in. Unclear if we'd get that here without #WMATA's social distancing efforts.
