Altamont Press Discussion Board :: Discussion :: SMART: "We Have Squared the Circle": Will Offer Half Hour Commute Headways

SMART: "We Have Squared the Circle": Will Offer Half Hour Commute Headways

Author: Eureka, I have Found It!

Date: 08-23-2019 - 10:13

Buried in this Marin Independent Journal SMART article is a little nugget of gold from the recent SMART board meeting/political theater puppet show where SMART says they will close the existing 1.5 hour gap between the 5:29 and 6:59 commute trains!

[www.marinij.com]

No explanation how they will do this, or why it hasn't been filled already. Or why it existed in the first place.

The timeline given for the gap-filling is around the revenue service openings of the Larkspur Extension and also the Novato Downtown Station.

This little gap has been the subject of a lot obfuscashun by the SMART management team, a lot of wool pulled over the eyes of the sales-tax paying public, nearly all of whose members do not ride SMART.

So why have they suddenly shifted on this issue and decided that fixing the gap would be a better strategy than just misleading and tricking the public about it? The latter strategy worked well for many many years. Is it that the sales tax renewal that will be voted on in a matter of weeks is bringing scrutiny to past SMART promises and follow through on those? Or is it a way of instilling confidence in the public that SMART is willing to stop misleading them and fulfill basic commitments? Or maybe it's just another cynical ploy that is a carrot to get the public to vote yes on SMART's sales tax renewal--a carrot that will decompose before the public's eyes in late November?

Navigate: Previous Message•Next Message

Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message

Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
SMART: "We Have Squared the Circle": Will Offer Half Hour Commute Headways	Eureka, I have Found It!	08-23-2019 - 10:13
Re: SMART is maybe being "smarter", and that is just fine....?	BOB2	08-23-2019 - 13:46
Re: SMART is maybe being "smarter", and that is just fine....?	Archimedes	08-23-2019 - 17:16
It is already built for 30 minute intervals	Kraut	08-23-2019 - 17:48
Re: It is already built for 30 minute intervals	DAVID L	08-23-2019 - 18:38
Re: It is already built for 30 minute intervals	Al "Hitch" Cock	08-23-2019 - 19:24
Re: It is already built for 30 minute intervals	Tillis	08-23-2019 - 20:45
Get a grip with reality	Kraut	08-24-2019 - 08:30
Re: Get a grip with reality	Tillis	08-24-2019 - 10:27
Re: Tillis get a grip on reality	I P Freely	08-24-2019 - 14:08
Try staying focused on the subject at hand	Kraut	08-24-2019 - 21:57
Re: Try staying focused on the subject at hand	Tillis	08-25-2019 - 10:10
You need to seek help	Kraut	08-25-2019 - 12:37
Re: You need to seek help	Tillis	08-25-2019 - 22:48
Re: You need to seek help? It may be too late, if it is already affecting his brain....	BOB2	08-26-2019 - 02:39

Go to: Message List•Search

Subject:
Your Name:

Help information:

BBcode help

Spam prevention:

Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.

 **     **  **      **        **  **     **  **     ** 
 **     **  **  **  **        **  **     **  ***   *** 
 **     **  **  **  **        **  **     **  **** **** 
 **     **  **  **  **        **  **     **  ** *** ** 
 **     **  **  **  **  **    **   **   **   **     ** 
 **     **  **  **  **  **    **    ** **    **     ** 
  *******    ***  ***    ******      ***     **     **

Enter code:

Eureka, I have Found It! Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Buried in this Marin Independent Journal SMART
> article is a little nugget of gold from the recent
> SMART board meeting/political theater puppet show
> where SMART says they will close the existing 1.5
> hour gap between the 5:29 and 6:59 commute
> trains!
> 
> https://www.marinij.com/2019/08/22/smart-to-begin-
> overnight-testing-on-larkspur-extension/ 
> 
> No explanation how they will do this, or why it
> hasn't been filled already. Or why it existed in
> the first place.   
> 
> The timeline given for the gap-filling is around
> the revenue service openings of the Larkspur
> Extension and also the Novato Downtown Station. 
> 
> This little gap has been the subject of a lot
> obfuscashun by the SMART management team, a lot of
> wool pulled over the eyes of the sales-tax paying
> public, nearly all of whose members do not ride
> SMART.
> 
> So why have they suddenly shifted on this issue
> and decided that fixing the gap would be a better
> strategy than just misleading and tricking the
> public about it? The latter strategy worked well
> for many many years. Is it that the sales tax
> renewal that will be voted on in a matter of weeks
> is bringing scrutiny to past SMART promises and
> follow through on those? Or is it a way of
> instilling confidence in the public that SMART is
> willing to stop misleading them and fulfill basic
> commitments? Or maybe it's just another cynical
> ploy that is a carrot to get the public to vote
> yes on SMART's sales tax renewal--a carrot that
> will decompose before the public's eyes in late
> November?

This message board is maintained by:Altamont Press
You can send us an email at altamontpress1@gmail.com