Progress report Sunset TC
And then my Hero Erik Halstead goes on his attack!
(Erik is my hero)
Erik Halstead And
when is TriMet going to start giving bus riders EQUAL bus stop
amenities for the 6,000 bus stops that lack any type of safe boarding
platform? The cost to "fix" Sunset TC could have paid for hundreds of
safe bus stops and installed shelters, benches, schedule signs, even
Transit Tracker signs, but instead TriMet is all about the MAX rider -
while bus riders pay the same for subpar service.
Erik Halstead So
you think it's OK for someone to stand in a drainage ditch to wait for a
bus? Why isn't that kind of bus stop good enough for MAX riders? Why
do MAX riders need platforms, shelters and benches? If it's not too
difficult for a bus rider, I say let's eliminate MAX stops. Think of
how much money TriMet will save in construction and maintenance
expenses.
Sadi Taylor I
feel ya. I've had to wait at some bus stops that don't even have a
sidewalk. I'm nearly 100% blind and it terrifies me as cars fly past me.
I'm afraid that my guide dog and I will get hit someday.
Erik Halstead That
is totally unacceptable Sadi, in a city like ours, no one should be
afraid to stand at a bus stop. We should be the leader, and yet seven
out of eight bus stops are completely unimproved. Yet, TriMet is all
happy and gleeful that it is REBUILDING a perfectly good, servicable,
functional MAX stop.
Shawn Piper Good
point Erik. Why is the sunset station needing these major renovations
so soon? Another example of government waste and ineptitude. If they
had done it correctly in the beginning, they could use this money on
other infrastructure improvements / expansion.
Dungeons And-Duncans I
totally agree with Erik Halstead. I've waited at bus stops on the
Hillsboro side of Tri-Met where weeds were growing through the benches
surrounded by trash, it's unprotected from the elements and 2 feet away
from people flying down the street going 55 so not really a safe
place....especially if you are waiting there with children. I pay the
same amount as a MAX rider and do ride the MAX often, but frankly riding
the bus is a far worse experience. I'd like to see Tri-Met take into
account the bus stops more often and make them safer and a better
experience.
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