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.

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.

Today was slow going

There was an accident on 5600 west that kept traffic moving slowly for quite a way. At about 31st south the bus driver was convinced to take it to Bangerter. I think we ended up worse off than if we had stayed our route. It was a VERY painfully long bus ride this morning. It normally arrives around 8:05 and this morning I got to work around 8:40. Yeah, not horrible but definitely the longest bus ride I've had yet on the 356. To compare this I could have driven and on a good day gotten to work around 7:40 instead. I did get some reading done and some podcasts listened to though. I'm saving the ride home for some programming I've been meaning to do.

Car to Bus to TRAX

I am the epitome of a weird bus traveler. I drove to a park-and-ride, took a UTA bus, and then transferred to TRAX this morning. I was surprised at how many people were on the TRAX train this morning and figured I'd never take it again. It was so crowded that people at the next stops down the line were unable to find room to get on. It looks like this wasn't a failure of UTA however, and simply an unfortunate early morning fire.

Time to add a new Bus to the Schedule?

Well, they shifted the bus schedule for the 327 by about 10 minutes. It looks like they should have shifted it the other way, or spaced them out more or added another bus. Maybe they should have done all three.

What say you? Do you think it's safe to stand while in a moving vehicle? I can see standing in a TRAX train but on a bus? No way. This should stop and when all seats are full passengers should not be allowed on.




It's just too unsafe and is a liability for UTA and Utah.

I Would Have Been Late

So, I was sort of planning on catching the 62 this morning and then transferring to the 327 on 6200 South. Well, I think I'm glad that I was running a little late and decided to drive to the park-and-ride instead. Generally I'm behind the 62 but this morning I was well ahead of it as I passed stop after stop along 6200 south with people waiting for their beloved transportation to arrive.

I have never been impressed with UTA punctuality. Generally they aren't really that bad, but sometimes you'll just get buses that don't show up, or buses that are 10-20 minutes late. I called a couple times and I was simply told that they are in normal operating conditions if they are up to 30 minutes late. I can almost get anywhere in the valley in 30 minutes. Why would I wait for a bus? Because most of they time they work out ok and I don't have to drive.