tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post8828041881904590532..comments2023-10-08T08:33:55.549-04:00Comments on Unsuck DC Metro: Does Anyone Really Buy This?Unsuck DC Metrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02752056661298716293noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-53369828472829032602010-06-09T15:16:23.409-04:002010-06-09T15:16:23.409-04:00I think this is great news and a wonderful report....I think this is great news and a wonderful report. Based on the remarkable 90.3% 'on time' status of the Metro rail system, I see no reason for the Metro Board to continue to move forward with its massive rate hike. Clearly things are working so splendidly on Metro -- what with the 90.3% on time status and all -- that the need for additional revenues in the form of rate hikes are unnecessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-26932624132924208602010-06-08T20:26:29.008-04:002010-06-08T20:26:29.008-04:00Public transit is for _____________ and __________...Public transit is for _____________ and _____________.<br /><br />Come on blogging commenters, shout out your answers!Homernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-85807338774474563682010-06-07T19:09:47.026-04:002010-06-07T19:09:47.026-04:00Why would metro even bother to announce such fooli...Why would metro even bother to announce such foolishness? Do they really think that we are that stupid? Yes, they do. We are all captive prisoners and they know it. Raise the fares with some crazy system-we don't mind! Filthy, late trains, suicides, dead passengers, fighting, theft! bring it on! We're metro riders-the most educated, passive, craziest transit riders in the nation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-56638699028294351102010-06-07T16:33:38.473-04:002010-06-07T16:33:38.473-04:00Does this new article posted this afternoon on WTO...Does this new article posted this afternoon on WTOP qualify for extra brownie points in that stellar performance calculation? Do extra cars help them reach the destination faster? I mean, they ARE longer so they REACH farther, thus, get there sooner, right?<br /><br />Long ride on Metro blamed on 10-car train <br />June 7, 2010 - 3:13pm<br />http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1974638Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-23134869177190387282010-06-07T15:57:14.774-04:002010-06-07T15:57:14.774-04:00A better statistic would to compare the time that ...A better statistic would to compare the time that a person enters FARRAGUT WEST (insert station) and exits WEST FALLS CHURCH (insert station). <br /><br />Then you would compare the time it actually took to the time it should normally take.<br /><br />(Could be issues with tourists who get on wrong train and have to backtrack or those who just wait in the station for some reason...say they want a seat and are willing to wait. But the tourists thing could be fixed largely by just looking at SMARTRIP cards only.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-48313037357340310512010-06-07T14:02:33.049-04:002010-06-07T14:02:33.049-04:00Also, remeber that the train is only late if it...Also, remeber that the train is only late if it's dispatched. Thus if a train isn't sent out that train can't be late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-27643077209426164302010-06-07T13:56:59.599-04:002010-06-07T13:56:59.599-04:00I agree that the yellow line and blue line, which ...I agree that the yellow line and blue line, which hardly ever have delays, could be offsetting the statistics.<br /><br />Was on a train this weekend where the heater was on.saber_saw25https://www.blogger.com/profile/00247424860758255548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-386178703747777282010-06-07T13:36:32.329-04:002010-06-07T13:36:32.329-04:00Absurd. Even 6 minute waits at rush hours are una...Absurd. Even 6 minute waits at rush hours are unaccepable. This stat is certainly due to the "better" performance during off-peak times. Also, I was on 3 different trains in a ROW last week where the AC was not working and temperatures in the train were sweltering - high 80s at least. Worst subway system i have ever used, hands down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-1473557673753762082010-06-07T10:30:39.235-04:002010-06-07T10:30:39.235-04:00>Not with regular, 10- or 12-minute gaps betwee...>Not with regular, 10- or 12-minute gaps between >trains DURING RUSH HOUR.<br /><br />it ain't late since they have quitely cut down service and 10 minute gaps are now scheduledAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-83534757994201532542010-06-07T10:27:52.207-04:002010-06-07T10:27:52.207-04:00In the past year the Metro system has seen 9 peopl...In the past year the Metro system has seen 9 people die, countless people injured, dead people left on trains, trains going into a state of disrepair so badly as to have to be taken off the line during rush hour, derailed trains, cars with doors that will not open or close, cars in the middle of trains dark and inoperable, elevators not working, escalators never working and on some very long hills (dupont this morning) delayed trains, inside of trains so dirty as to remind you of a trash bin. And to top it off higher fees. An A, really? are you kidding meValknuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867584633063367363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-31591368501394910952010-06-07T10:27:52.206-04:002010-06-07T10:27:52.206-04:00Sorry if I missed any commentary on benchmarking i...Sorry if I missed any commentary on benchmarking in the past year or so - comparing DC Metro with other, higher-performing counterparts around the world. But what is it with these exemplary systems that puts them in the rare, "already unsucked" category?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-38450939327170122492010-06-07T10:25:00.976-04:002010-06-07T10:25:00.976-04:00If they're trying the same fudges they do with...If they're trying the same fudges they do with MetroAccess, they're probably considering trains that are offloaded, or taken out of service, as being "on-time" if they still manage to reach a station.<br /><br />The offloading, train being taken out of service, or anything similar won't be factored into the definition of "on-time".<br /><br />It'll just be if the train got to the last stop *it* made within its window.<br /><br />There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and WMATA statistics.DC ParaTransit Infohttp://www.dcparatransit.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-36591667178689560412010-06-07T09:26:13.049-04:002010-06-07T09:26:13.049-04:00while we're at it, can we make sure that all m...while we're at it, can we make sure that all metro cars have air conditioning? might prevent a "sick passenger" situation and would make everyone a lot happier! i couldn't get off the sauna train fast enough this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-75281021434022265962010-06-07T09:22:09.106-04:002010-06-07T09:22:09.106-04:00The 3Y didn't even show up this morning. It...The 3Y didn't even show up this morning. It's like Metro doesn't think people ride these things TO WORK.<br /><br />Is THIS what "90.3 percent on time performance" looks like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-27520241753550726412010-06-07T09:13:22.665-04:002010-06-07T09:13:22.665-04:00What a crock of crap. Even using that equation, i...What a crock of crap. Even using that equation, it STILL doesn't come out anywhere near 10% on time for the orange line during rush hour. I am late every day going both ways. THAT is the only reliable thing about it - I am guaranteed to be late. Sarles, you are such a disappointment. An extreme disappointment. How "Metro" of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-6023182941082544232010-06-07T08:59:47.792-04:002010-06-07T08:59:47.792-04:00I am going to guess that the low ontime rate at ru...I am going to guess that the low ontime rate at rush hour (when people count on ontime) is offset by a much higher rate during non-rush times (although 90% seems a bit high even for them). Since we are talking two totally different situations (mornings are crowds that have a schedule to keep) averaging the two numbers is a meaningless statistic.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763927765706552012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-51196453125917176662010-06-07T08:33:29.587-04:002010-06-07T08:33:29.587-04:00This really contradicts what Sarles has been sayin...This really contradicts what Sarles has been saying, which is that Metro is not in a good state of repair and that it needs to get back to basics. That assessment sounds sort of like a D as opposed to and A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689506078297112665.post-69064090195047071862010-06-07T08:21:37.818-04:002010-06-07T08:21:37.818-04:00It isn't just the trains. I take the bus to th...It isn't just the trains. I take the bus to the metro station and back home again everyday and hoping the bus is "on time" is like playing Russian Roulette. Most days the bus is extremely late, which I can handle because at least the bus is coming. (Nextbus, by the way, is a joke.) I get more annoyed when the bus is 10 minutes early and I have to wait 30-40 minutes for the next one, making me much more late than if the bus was just a few minutes late. <br /><br />Of course, the worst is when buses just don't show up. I've waited for the T18 at Rhode Island Ave, during RUSH HOUR when the buses are supposed to run every 20 minutes and yet, crowds and crowds of people stand around for 50 minutes before a rickety bus without AC pulls in and fills way beyond capacity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com