Friday, March 28, 2008

Feet on Seat



Do you ever see this when you're on Trax? I do. I also hear the voice of the lady saying, "Please be considerate of others. Do not put your feet on the seats." I snagged this picture but I could find this any time on Trax. I regularily see people with their feet on the seats. I really want to say something but I don't exactly think most people would think it's my place. I guess they should probably have people policing this, or better yet, maybe the inconsiderate riders can police themselves. If you're one of those people, please keep your feet off the seat. I really doubt you'd want to sit on the seats I saw on a bus I was on a while back.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

No Bus Coming?

Wouldn't you like to know if no bus was coming? Just the other morning (March 24th ) apparently the second 334 and 356 never arrived to pick up passengers. Can you imagine just standing there waiting to see if the bus was coming? Wouldn't it be nice to know? How can UTA help us here? What things could they be doing to help us out? What if there was a site or a notification you could get on your phone to let you know? I know I've thought about this for a while now but maybe I'll have to see if I can cook something up.

Comments I sent to UTA about route 356

I take the West Valley Fast Bus (356) daily. I think the
route works fairly well. I am concerned with having a new driver every
morning however. Seeing as the route is advertised as a "Fast Bus",
meaning in my mind that it only stops at designated stops, it seems
impossible for it to actually be a fast bus due to a new inexperienced
driver every morning. We do have a fairly regular driver at night on an
MCI bus. I was wondering if we might consider making this route a
little more regular in the morning by trying to schedule the same
(hopefully one that knows where and where not to stop) bus driver each
morning and afternoon. I know this will help the route and I will enjoy
it thoroughly.

Update:

Additional comments I sent yesterday (Wed 26)

I wanted to add some comments about the 356 again. I
commented a couple days ago and wanted to follow up.

First, the driver this morning was pretty good.

Second, I was talking with other bus riders at our stop and they summed
up what I said in my last comment. The bus drivers are new each day and
don't seem to get that it's a fast bus. I think the main problem is
that every day it's a new driver. I want that fixed. I want them to
know where the stops are and stop only at those stops. I think this bus
route has potential and the ridership is really growing since gas prices
are too. Please fix it.