tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post5364443594450080697..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Not Just Verizon Anymore!Unsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-59037839926741209392010-01-17T12:16:54.270-05:002010-01-17T12:16:54.270-05:00WMATA will never deliver the intended product, a s...WMATA will never deliver the intended product, a safe reliable subway system (80% of its business), bus system, and elevator/escalator system at reasonable costs, until the composition of the BOD is overhauled. There is little to no appreciation of the absolute necessity to maintain the systems; the BOD eyes have been on "new projects" to keep their constituients happy, farm out work to the turnstyle consultants (who love to contribute to re-election campaigns btw) while cutting knowledgeable brain trust WMATA staff to provide the APPERARNCE of cutting costs. Now they have made your run of the mill supervisors, who earn less than the represented employees (who provide the authority with stability and continuity (unlike management)) they supervise, AT WILL employees. And Catoe said he wants the best and the brightests....glad that "yes man" not a leader, is gone, but the hard work will be finding someone to take a position in cesspool he left in his wake. IF the DC region wants a great subway system they need to embrace the typical majority of employees, throw out the BOD and bring in Fed or true business people to make key decisions (and eliminate the politically driven waste that plagues the Authority) then hire a GM who will lead them to that end rather than be a simple yes man in attempts to destroy the organization's structure and with it the brain trust that built and up until about 3 years ago were permitted to effectively maintain the system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-48652707914308598942009-02-27T16:47:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:47:00.000-05:00This is great news as far as internet service goes...This is great news as far as internet service goes - among other things, this will make it easier to jump on the NextTrain service on WMATA's website and find out if you are going to make your connecting train or not. <BR/>But I wish it were limited to internet - I'm not looking forward to hearing more people yelling into their cell phones. At least now they usually say, "I may lose you because I'm on the Metro," and often, thank God, they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-10953388482136322672009-02-27T15:24:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:24:00.000-05:00Great! WMATA had been getting only $27,000 per ye...Great! WMATA had been getting only $27,000 per year from Verizon thus far, now it's over $1M.<BR/><BR/>Only $26M to go.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057113283154126104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-30956394409867150802009-02-27T15:07:00.000-05:002009-02-27T15:07:00.000-05:00I haven't seen this reported anywhere yet. Good jo...I haven't seen this reported anywhere yet. Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com