tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post8941360922642208310..comments2024-03-25T00:17:24.369-07:00Comments on Moving Ahead: Pierce Transit to Cut 35% This OctoberTransportation Choiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934894362084310688noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-84690881487279589872011-03-16T11:10:35.758-07:002011-03-16T11:10:35.758-07:00The reduction was a thinly veiled campaign threat,...The reduction was a thinly veiled campaign threat, but also very real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-46743941242301070192011-03-02T16:25:22.548-08:002011-03-02T16:25:22.548-08:00Thanks for the suggestion Andrew. I've had lit...Thanks for the suggestion Andrew. I've had little luck over the years getting any sort of response when I contact PT customer service (granted I've used their online contact form instead of calling, but there's still no excuse), so it's nice to know explicitly who represents us on the board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-27349417712319604202011-03-02T15:48:27.435-08:002011-03-02T15:48:27.435-08:00Good input. We are going to continue working hard...Good input. We are going to continue working hard on this issue. In the meantime you should contact your reps. on the Pierce Transit Board with you suggestions because ultimately the decision lies with them. For Tacoma that is the Mayor and councilmembers Fey and Manthou and County Councilmember Farrell.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060028960898970701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-62039491136969386822011-03-02T12:11:11.871-08:002011-03-02T12:11:11.871-08:00I get that cuts of some manner are necessary, but ...I get that cuts of some manner are necessary, but sort of figured that the level of specificity on what cuts would happen and where that were included in campaign literature were at least somewhat designed to make people at least somewhat quake in their boots about reduced and less-frequent service. I'm not accusing PT of anything unethical by any means, and I think it was the right political choice in how the measure was run.<br /><br />Following through with those cuts as designed is a different matter. When the precinct-by-precinct voting statistics speak so clearly about where transit is considered important and where it is not, I don't feel like PT is listening to me as a voter when there is a very real possibility that headways on the busy routes like the #1 are going to be reduced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-86700153050941262252011-03-02T11:50:47.403-08:002011-03-02T11:50:47.403-08:00Jamie,
35% cuts were not a campaign threat. They a...Jamie,<br />35% cuts were not a campaign threat. They are a financial reality that have to be enacted by PT in order to remain fiscally solvent with prop 1 failing. <br /><br />That said, the board could alter and tweak the cuts plan at their May meeting based upon who supports transit & where transit is efficient and cost effective. Unfortunately the board did not direct the staff to go in that direction at this week's work session.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060028960898970701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-40215007816353528212011-03-02T11:18:59.077-08:002011-03-02T11:18:59.077-08:00I realize Pierce Transit proposed the reduction pl...I realize Pierce Transit proposed the reduction plan and its service frequency cuts as somewhat of a threat to try to get people to vote for Proposition 1, but following through with that plan is folly as it heavily punishes those who use the system, namely those in areas like Tacoma, Lakewood, and Puyallup who incidentally by-and-large voted in favor. I hate to see those that may live out in the sticks for what may be economic reasons end up not being serviced by transit, but the reality is that the only correct solution is to reduce the service area to cover geographies that have heavy bus use and are willing to fund it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2013268548511214057.post-10111139780141417402011-03-01T21:03:00.719-08:002011-03-01T21:03:00.719-08:00The county is shoving this bus cuts plan down our ...The county is shoving this bus cuts plan down our throat. What bothers me greatly is a 2 month timeline to figure out what to do about this. It isn't enough time to constrain the boundary, but enough pressure could structure the cuts towards the outskirts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242129210070049619noreply@blogger.com