B.C. Transit in B次元官网网址榗risisB次元官网网址� mode, B次元官网网址, Feb. 18, 2011.
IB次元官网网址檓 sorry, but enough is enough. BC Transit is just as mismanaged as BC Ferries. Oh wait, TransitB次元官网网址檚 president and CEO used to be a vice-president at BC Ferries? No wonder.
When they mismanage transit, no big deal B次元官网网址� just show up to the trough (aka: property taxes) and we the people will gladly dish out more. Thirty per cent increase? No problem.
You want to fix this mess? Ask the people that ride the buses:
B次元官网网址� Create HOV lanes.
B次元官网网址� Build proper overpasses.
B次元官网网址� ICBC discounts to people that hold transit passes (incentives to ride the bus).
B次元官网网址� Express buses that run directly from Western exchange to downtown (no stopping whatsoever).
B次元官网网址� Running during hours when needed (e.g. the Sooke bus stops running on a regular schedule around dinner time).
B次元官网网址� More buses on main routes during peak commute times (just look at overcrowding on the No. 61 or 50 during rush hour).
B次元官网网址� Use the smaller commuter buses to meander all over (e.g. the No. 39 route from Western Exchange to Victoria General Hospital) and keep the regular buses for main routes only.
B次元官网网址� Municipalities should do roadwork in the evenings, not during prime commute time. If you need to disrupt a main artery during peak commute times, you better pave a detour around it first.
B次元官网网址� Lastly, itB次元官网网址檚 time to start looking at job cuts.
The B.C. government cut 300-plus jobs last year when it ran into fiscal trouble.
At some point you need to cut your losses and move on. You donB次元官网网址檛 continue to throw good money after bad.
Dave Ford
Colwood
