(Ed.'s Note: For years now, the Brownsville Urban System has been crowing up its winning of awards, grants, recognitions, etc. But throughout all those years, scenes like the one above sent to us by one of our (is it seven or eight?) readers show just how modern and efficient they are at moving our mobility-challenged residents around town. The picture above is near the intersection of Price and Old Port Isabel Road. The two ladies above are huddled waiting for the bus under overcast skies and holding a baby. We have posted photos of the unassembled bus shelters in the BUS barn. Most people don't know that BUS is managed by a non-city company and that its managers answer to the company, with a city rep on its staff.
A company with a contract with the city will provide only the minimal service to keep its profit margin healthy. If the profit margin is not there, they're gone. Oversight of their operation is lax and is one of the many things on the plate of city manager Charlie Cabler, an urban planning-challenged ex-cop without a clue of what mass transit should be. Until something changes, get used to seeing the people getting this dismal level of service.
A company with a contract with the city will provide only the minimal service to keep its profit margin healthy. If the profit margin is not there, they're gone. Oversight of their operation is lax and is one of the many things on the plate of city manager Charlie Cabler, an urban planning-challenged ex-cop without a clue of what mass transit should be. Until something changes, get used to seeing the people getting this dismal level of service.
8 comments:
juan, you idiot, did the Aztecs have bus service? NO!!! Get over it, poorboy!
I have lived in several metropolitan areas of the US; and have ridden the bus daily. Many places don't have seating and cover. In DC I remember staning in the rain and cold waiting for my bus into the city. Why should Brownsville be any better than the biggest cities?
Ask Jessica Tetreau she knows!
Juan, you should ask for a copy of the First Transit contract. You will be surprise how much the city pays for two contract employees per year, worst, they don't efficiently run the bus service. The city is getting ripped off. Also, the multilevel parking garage, which is also run by them it's always empty. Millions of dollars wasted on this parking garage, just like the Casa Nylon. What of waste of tampers monies.
Juan, you should ask for a copy of the First Transit contract. You will be surprise how much the city pays for two contract employees per year, worst, they don't efficiently run the bus service. The city is getting ripped off. Also, the multilevel parking garage, which is also run by them it's always empty. Millions of dollars wasted on this parking garage, just like the Casa Nylon. What of waste of tampers monies.
juan pharr just did a survey of the city commission and city manger came out today in the monitor newspaper maybe the city should get one done-no not really we all know that our commission and city manger suck.
It is so easy to see who sets Cesar's agenda for him. And we thought the others were puppets. Ask your boy when he's going to grow a pair and stand up to Martinez like he claimed he would during his campaign.
Maybe Killary was gonna build us new bus shelters.
Post a Comment