tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post5881081822863556835..comments2023-07-20T10:16:46.141-04:00Comments on TheGreenMiles.com: Metro's Fare Increase & Incentive Package: A Good StartTheGreenMileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-13824576089685942212007-12-27T12:02:00.000-05:002007-12-27T12:02:00.000-05:00I see this fare hike as more of a problem related ...I see this fare hike as more of a problem related to Metro management's ineptness, lack of vision, and inability to keep costs adequately under control. And as a resident of Virginia, I applaud our elected representatives for recognizing a bad situation when they see one and refusing to give more money to a system that doesn't deserve it.<BR/><BR/>Equipment failures. Unreliable transportation. Train operators that don't know the meaning of the phrase "smooth ride". Lazy employees that just hang around platforms without doing anything. Beggars accosting you, asking for spare change-- and Metro employees that refuse to do anything to remove these people. Management that couldn't lead their way out of a paper bag. That's Metro, in a nutshell.<BR/><BR/>I ride Metro every day now, by choice. After January 6, though, I probably won't. I'll probably take back to the streets and drive my car in to work. Screw Metro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-32098315982191530572006-12-21T06:25:00.000-05:002006-12-21T06:25:00.000-05:00Why should people who are already part of the solu...Why should people who are already part of the solution have to be further burdened by Metro's woes? Shouldn't the people who don't use Metro be "penalized" instead? A small gas tax of 1 cent per gallon could probably solve a lot of the problems. Or make it higher to encourage people to take public trans. But charging people 35 cents because they use a peak station...ludicrous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427326935850696626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-63932557834770865422006-12-15T16:23:00.000-05:002006-12-15T16:23:00.000-05:00Commuting sucks any way you look at it, but that's...Commuting sucks any way you look at it, but that's what you have when you live in an area like this.<br /><br />Personally I hate metro, it takes me just as long to say - drive to a station (since I don't have one to walk to) or ride a bus to one, wait, get on the metro, and get to my destination as it did for me to sit in traffic. Now, sure I can read or sleep or whatever on public transportation - but sometimes I just like to be in my own little world in my car and listen to my music and drive along...even if it's slow.<br /><br />I definitely agree that people should be more open to telecommuting, or even flextime or compressed workweeks. But, I'm not the boss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-26168876991328876972006-12-15T08:46:00.000-05:002006-12-15T08:46:00.000-05:00I agree this seems like a reasonable start. And it...I agree this seems like a reasonable start. And it would be nice to have a more flexible schedule at work. And that inflexibility is not metro's fault. And what is up with Virginia not coughing up some money. They are being freeloaders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-26058599521866144052006-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:00Sorry if I was unclear -- the social problem is ev...Sorry if I was unclear -- the social problem is everyone trying to go to work at peak times. The new fare system is designed try to remedy this by encouraging off-peak ridership. And Metro already has ramped up advertising ...<br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/04/AR2006040401183.htmlThe Green Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465981178255092017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-15436828697627863582006-12-14T17:51:00.000-05:002006-12-14T17:51:00.000-05:00Interesting argument, Miles - aren't you afraid th...Interesting argument, Miles - aren't you afraid that the increased fares are going to worsen the "social problem"? How much is increased advertising in Metro an option? I know a lot of people are against those, but personally I prefer those to fare hikes.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605975367597059399noreply@blogger.com