Good post. While I personally think all the candidates mentioned in the article except Yang and Bloomberg would be terrible presidents, I do agree that we need more investment in transit. More policy reforms to encourage housing and employment density and centered around transit. Shorten the environment review process to focus only on relevant issues for a project. More policing of transit to insure complete safety 24/7. Free service in central zones but with anti-loitering policies. 15 minute pulse service all day. Better bus and rail integration and gridded service. Regional systems and taxes for efficiency and thorough coverage. Roads are free, central city transit system are equivalent to the road grid once there is enough density to support transit grids.


That Bus Guy Wrote:
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> Oh my yes Wrote:
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> > The corruption alarm really goes off when guys
> and
> > their buddies move back and forth between
> > executive consultant jobs and executive public
> > agency jobs. They all know eachother and take
> care
> > of eachother.
> >
> > I worked in transit for a while and I don’t
> think
> > I ever actually met anyone who cared whether
> the
> > transit system was any good or not. Some of
> the
> > systems sucked.
> >
> > For those slimy creeps it was all about career
> and
> > personal gain. In the transit world, the
> governing
> > principle is “who you know, and who you blow.”
>
> I have no idea where you worked in transit, but
> you've never met me or my colleagues. I care
> deeply about the transit system for which I work
> and public transit in general. I know that most
> of my coworkers really do care if our transit
> system is any good.
>
> I've worked a lot of evenings and weekends. Even
> when out and about when not at work I will look at
> buses to see how many people are riding. If there
> is a bus stop with something wrong I will take a
> photo and/or send an e-mail to the staff
> responsible for addressing the issue. In social
> situations, I'll listen to people's complaints
> about the transit system.
>
> I've even taken the time to argue with BOB2 about
> transit on AP.
>
> I got the job by responding to an advertisement in
> an engineering magazine. I moved from one city to
> my current city not knowing anyone who was
> responsible for hiring me. Did not know or "blow"
> anyone.