tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post5799894091497828738..comments2023-05-27T02:46:57.436-07:00Comments on RT Rider: Making ends meet at Sacramento Regional TransitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070861046420451305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-62490088456387887992011-05-04T10:02:17.048-07:002011-05-04T10:02:17.048-07:00With the severe budget limits I questioned seeing ...With the severe budget limits I questioned seeing what was either an RT or City employee using a leaf blower to blow stuff like leaves out of the track slots at <br />8th & K the other day. Cost effective use of staff? The train wheels take care of their tracks pretty well every 15 minutes. I'd like to see that job description.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-36078411739228614162008-07-30T07:29:00.000-07:002008-07-30T07:29:00.000-07:00In a perfect world, people who drive to work and p...In a perfect world, people who drive to work and park would pay an extra $2 and that money would go to RT and local agencies to improve bike paths and sidewalks.<BR/><BR/>I'm against RT parking fees and I'm glad the staff is NOT proposing those as the first option. If the state shortfall is less than $5.3 million, the parking lot fee would not be necessary. Of course, the board could make a different decision.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070861046420451305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-14978593372842545962008-07-30T01:09:00.000-07:002008-07-30T01:09:00.000-07:00I dont think people understand that cutting tranis...I dont think people understand that cutting tranis doesn't help. If I were forced to drive, then ME ALONE would have to find a way to shift $500+ a MONTH from my budget to gas. Then the state collects less sales taxes, then the state has another budget shortfall. Hmm do you see a pattern here?<BR/><BR/>I think $2 might be a bit much to charge at the parking lots. At 5 days a week that $40 a month, effectively increasing the monthly pass cost by 50%.<BR/><BR/>However a $2 daily rate, with discounts to people with monthly and student passes would make sense. I would rather pay to park, than have my route cease to exist.<BR/><BR/>A parking lot fee may be better than a rate hike, especially since as a Sac state student a rate hike wouldnt bring any money out of my pocket.OldPersonDontUseThis81827https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234821207173208581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-13482479818702745932008-07-24T22:18:00.000-07:002008-07-24T22:18:00.000-07:00I just don't understand why transit isn't viewed a...I just don't understand why transit isn't viewed as a priority, either at the state level or locally. It's not just a service for the mobility impaired or those who can't drive. Transit needs to be viewed as an important community amenity.<BR/><BR/>All of the proposed service reductions are horrible to consider. Worse, though, is the impact this second round of belt tightening will have on the chances of RT convincing voters to invest in the district's long-range plans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070861046420451305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-18171266555184272182008-07-24T22:10:00.000-07:002008-07-24T22:10:00.000-07:00I first got word in my G-mail box;and if RT dumps ...I first got word in my G-mail box;and if RT dumps <I>all</I> night and/or weekend service,moving to notoriously-expensive San Francisco may not sound crazy after all.Hopefully,it wouldn't have to come to that,as light rail and certain backbone bus routes(1,21,23,30,51,56,81,and possibly others)are too productive <I>not</I> to run everyday.Of course,it was rather ominous that a couple of 61 trips I was on earlier today(one leg of the trip to <A HREF="http://www.otosmarketplace.com/" REL="nofollow">Oto's</A> and back home)were half-empty most of the time(each way).BTW,straying OT,have you noticed how RT coaches that have a 9 as their first digit are suddenly becoming scarcer(even a couple of 9600-series coaches have ended up at RT's Evergreen Street facility which is the final stop for decomissioned buses before disposition)?I'd never thunk as recently as 2 years ago that the first-gen CNG's(standard floor level)have a limited shelf life.Back to the main topic;I'm not scared about having to pay more to use transit,but whose idea of a obscene joke is it to consider dumping nights and/or weekends?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com