Free bus service in DC proposed

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Free is great, but they really need to work on expanding bus routes (particularly east-west routes) and improving reliability for ALL parts of the city. We're in Ward 4 and like to take the bus to school and weekend activities. During the weekday buses are often late (which can make you late to school) and just flat out don't show on weekends. I can bail and drive, but what about the old folks and shift workers that have to sit at the stop for 45 minutes hoping a bus comes eventually? As those old folks like to say, it's a problem for us, not for the folks riding the 16th street buses.

No reason we can't have better bus service AND no boarding fee.

And lavender sparkle ponies for everyone! And money that grows on trees.

That doesn't show that it's impossible. It just shows that you're small-minded and/or hateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Free is great, but they really need to work on expanding bus routes (particularly east-west routes) and improving reliability for ALL parts of the city. We're in Ward 4 and like to take the bus to school and weekend activities. During the weekday buses are often late (which can make you late to school) and just flat out don't show on weekends. I can bail and drive, but what about the old folks and shift workers that have to sit at the stop for 45 minutes hoping a bus comes eventually? As those old folks like to say, it's a problem for us, not for the folks riding the 16th street buses.

No reason we can't have better bus service AND no boarding fee.

And lavender sparkle ponies for everyone! And money that grows on trees.

This is the kind of response people post when they don't know what things cost.

Now, in my opinion, the costs of road maintenance, snow removal, repairs due to crashes, etc. are unaffordable. You want better streets? Better start paying tolls to drive on them. Also, no more free parking or $50 RPPs. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.

[Anonymous]

If public transport is clean, safe, efficient and free, we've less private cars, Uber, taxis on the road, good for efficiency and good for environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're going to love it when the buses are full of homeless people.

And when was the last time you rode Metrobus?

[Anonymous]

First we meed to cut down on crime. That's a must to make public transport safe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're going to love it when the buses are full of homeless people.

And when was the last time you rode Metrobus?

Lets not pretend that he is wrong, metro, bus and stops need to be clean and safe if we want people to ditch their cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm for reduced bus fares, but there should be some charge for it. People doesn't always value something that is free (and trash it, actually). Given that DC is facing a fiscal challenge (see Williams, Anthony), I'd rather see DC use scarce transit resources to expand Circulator and Metrobus routes rather than make substandard service free to all.

I rode my local Circulator a lot when it was free. I don't see any different between it's function and cleanliness and honestly ridership when it's been free vs when it's been $1/ride. I think making metrobus free for all would be great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First we meed to cut down on crime. That's a must to make public transport safe.

Cut down on exaggerated reporting of crime? Or actual crime numbers?

How about we put tolls on all the roads and lift them only when driving is safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're going to love it when the buses are full of homeless people.

And when was the last time you rode Metrobus?

Lets not pretend that he is wrong, metro, bus and stops need to be clean and safe if we want rich people to ditch their cars.

ftfy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Downtown is dying. Vacancy rates are throw the roof, which are driving down property values which will mean radically lower property tax revenues, which will blow a giant hole in the city's budget. But, sure, let's focus on...[checks notes]...making buses free?

This is what it's like to be ruled by children.

Oh no! Did your favorite steakhouse close and now you have to pick from one of the remaining 7? It must be really hard to be you now.

This is just weird. So you're cool with an entire section of the city becoming a ghost town? And what happens to the city's budget when one of its main revenue sources dries up?

You can hypothesize that all you want, but we've had surpluses for as long as I can remember. Downtown isn't a ghost town except to fox news viewers, but that's your problem.

Uh, what? Speaking of children. You're probably too young to know who Tony Williams is, and you certainly don't remember what D.C. was like before he was mayor, but here's Tony Williams saying the same thing: https://www.federalcitycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Letter-to-CFO-Glen-Lee-on-Commercial-Property-Vulnerabilities-11.14.22-final.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Downtown is dying. Vacancy rates are throw the roof, which are driving down property values which will mean radically lower property tax revenues, which will blow a giant hole in the city's budget. But, sure, let's focus on...[checks notes]...making buses free?

This is what it's like to be ruled by children.

Oh no! Did your favorite steakhouse close and now you have to pick from one of the remaining 7? It must be really hard to be you now.

This is just weird. So you're cool with an entire section of the city becoming a ghost town? And what happens to the city's budget when one of its main revenue sources dries up?

You can hypothesize that all you want, but we've had surpluses for as long as I can remember. Downtown isn't a ghost town except to fox news viewers, but that's your problem.

Uh, what? Speaking of children. You're probably too young to know who Tony Williams is, and you certainly don't remember what D.C. was like before he was mayor, but here's Tony Williams saying the same thing: https://www.federalcitycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Letter-to-CFO-Glen-Lee-on-Commercial-Property-Vulnerabilities-11.14.22-final.pdf

You're welcome to worship him in lieu of thinking for yourself. He's not the only one with a plan around here.

[Anonymous]

This is excellent! As a VA resident anything that further impoverishes DC taxpayers puts me one more step ahead in competing in the local economy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Free is great, but they really need to work on expanding bus routes (particularly east-west routes) and improving reliability for ALL parts of the city. We're in Ward 4 and like to take the bus to school and weekend activities. During the weekday buses are often late (which can make you late to school) and just flat out don't show on weekends. I can bail and drive, but what about the old folks and shift workers that have to sit at the stop for 45 minutes hoping a bus comes eventually? As those old folks like to say, it's a problem for us, not for the folks riding the 16th street buses.

No reason we can't have better bus service AND no boarding fee.

No reason at all. To pay for it, increase car registration fees to reflect true cost once externalities are accounted for and, since our colonial overlords won’t let the city impose a commuter tax, line the streets with speed, stop, and red-light cameras to tax those who have no respect for DC traffic laws. Sure, it’s a loss for scofflaw drivers but a win for everyone else.

[Anonymous]

This thread seems to be full of young, idealistic, naive white people who think everything should be free. I agree with them when it comes to buses because it will be comedy gold when buses are transformed into roving mental wards, full of screaming homeless people, and the people on the thread are sitting among them saying "this is totally fine."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread seems to be full of young, idealistic, naive white people who think everything should be free. I agree with them when it comes to buses because it will be comedy gold when buses are transformed into roving mental wards, full of screaming homeless people, and the people on the thread are sitting among them saying "this is totally fine."

You seem nice.