The only time I want to hear Metro brag about ridership is when they eclipse their peak ridership, which happened THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.
They're getting MUCH MORE money than they did in 2008, yet the ridership was 20% down before the pandemic hit.
You're getting ripped off.
They've systematically CUT service despite more funding. Even the latest increase in service doesn't bring service to 2008 levels.
Even more amazing is that transit-oriented development has exploded in the region, the region's population was growing pre-pandemic and still, the riders left or did not come.
Maybe it's all the dead riders and employees--at keast 10 since 2009-- that scared people off.
Maybe it's all the fires, derailments, collisions, and other grotesque safety lapses that continue today despite more than a decade of lip service about "building a safety culture."
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To be clear, I don't mean the individual trains should be nuclear powered. I mean from electricity produced by nuclear energy. NO ONE from Metro should be allowed within 5 miles of a nuclear power plant.
When you realize Metro is a giant grift, it all makes sense.
The actual transit part is a pesky annoyance reluctantly provided as a cover story.
If you don’t believe me on the reluctant part, just think how much service has been cut over the last decade. Think of how metro treated the transit dependent and essential workers during the pandemic. Think about them paying Lyft for a late night service substitute
Metro calls a lid when there’s a dusting is snow!
Think how often Metro itself has told riders to “seek alternatives.”
Remember the weird bus strike? Metro was like the honey badger while people were cut off.