Metro Bus HORRORS

[Anonymous]

My son had a great first day of school until 330 came and realized that the Metro buses that stop at MacArthur high school driven past them multiple times. He just got on the bus at 457pm. I know transportation was a huge issue but nobody warned me about this. Who can the parents complain to in order to get stuff changed? Do I have to call the news 🗞️ waiting 1 hour for a bus is crazy!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son had a great first day of school until 330 came and realized that the Metro buses that stop at MacArthur high school driven past them multiple times. He just got on the bus at 457pm. I know transportation was a huge issue but nobody warned me about this. Who can the parents complain to in order to get stuff changed? Do I have to call the news 🗞️ waiting 1 hour for a bus is crazy!!!

After ONE day?

[Anonymous]

My guess is that buses that went past were full, because students who have been there a while know to walk "upstream", to catch the bus at an earlier stop.

If a bus is filled to capacity, it will pass stops.

[Anonymous]

If the buses are full for an hour then they need more buses at that time.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if it is the same since they changed the routes, but the D6 that comes East past Basis had a scheduled stop about two mins after the bell rang and that driver used to breeeeeeze by there! Or have a really fast stop. Yeah, it's intentional.
Call your city council member.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the buses are full for an hour then they need more buses at that time.

Well yes, but today is the first day of this school year, and the first day of increased enrollment from last year.

While they sort it out, figure out another way for your kid to get home. Maybe he stays in the library and starts homework. Maybe he walks 10 minutes so he can take another bus, or catch the same bus earlier.

The weather was lovely today. Sitting outside for an hour, is hardly "HORRORS".

[Anonymous]

Start here:

https://www.wmata.com/about/contact/Customer-Complaint-Process.cfm

If it doesn't improve, then either try to get the school to contact WMATA or ask your council member.

[Anonymous]

When sports and activities start up, there won't be so many kids leaving right at dismissal.

[Anonymous]

After ONE day?

I know I’m complaining and it’s only day one but 😭 Im just baffled by how long

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is that buses that went past were full, because students who have been there a while know to walk "upstream", to catch the bus at an earlier stop.

If a bus is filled to capacity, it will pass stops.

Yes this is what he told me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if it is the same since they changed the routes, but the D6 that comes East past Basis had a scheduled stop about two mins after the bell rang and that driver used to breeeeeeze by there! Or have a really fast stop. Yeah, it's intentional.
Call your city council member.

The route was changed it is no longer the D6, a post of Mr feel like today was done on purpose to not have out of boundary kids attend but I’m a pessimist so I will halt those thoughts. 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the buses are full for an hour then they need more buses at that time.

Well yes, but today is the first day of this school year, and the first day of increased enrollment from last year.

While they sort it out, figure out another way for your kid to get home. Maybe he stays in the library and starts homework. Maybe he walks 10 minutes so he can take another bus, or catch the same bus earlier.

The weather was lovely today. Sitting outside for an hour, is hardly "HORRORS".

Its horrors because I’m projecting that this will be an issue during the cold months

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the buses are full for an hour then they need more buses at that time.

Well yes, but today is the first day of this school year, and the first day of increased enrollment from last year.

While they sort it out, figure out another way for your kid to get home. Maybe he stays in the library and starts homework. Maybe he walks 10 minutes so he can take another bus, or catch the same bus earlier.

The weather was lovely today. Sitting outside for an hour, is hardly "HORRORS".

Its horrors because I’m projecting that this will be an issue during the cold months

It's the bus. If you thought it would be reliable, you must realize now that it won't be. Go ahead and complain to WMATA, your council member, and if you want to, the school (that one isn't likely to help). But in this day and age, calling this minor inconvenience a horror is laughable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When sports and activities start up, there won't be so many kids leaving right at dismissal.

But the buses are full before they hit the school. So doesn't matter if it's one kid or 100 waiting. I would definitely contact the authority. They don't seem to have a plan to ramp up already if there are no pickups AT the school at that hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the buses are full for an hour then they need more buses at that time.

Well yes, but today is the first day of this school year, and the first day of increased enrollment from last year.

While they sort it out, figure out another way for your kid to get home. Maybe he stays in the library and starts homework. Maybe he walks 10 minutes so he can take another bus, or catch the same bus earlier.

The weather was lovely today. Sitting outside for an hour, is hardly "HORRORS".

Its horrors because I’m projecting that this will be an issue during the cold months

It's the bus. If you thought it would be reliable, you must realize now that it won't be. Go ahead and complain to WMATA, your council member, and if you want to, the school (that one isn't likely to help). But in this day and age, calling this minor inconvenience a horror is laughable.

Well then you should laugh right?