Not quite sure how much service hours you can reduce on route 20 and 58 since they are already daytime routes but we’ll have to wait and see. Seems like we’re going back to the 2010s era of service where route 28 and 55 only operated during the daytime.

like wdym your metro line travels 30 miles outside of downtown to an international airport in about an hour

people in DC are really living the dream

Like over the summer i was on the PurpleLine late at night during a severe thunderstorm and the driver was literally going 50 mph in a construction zone along 27th street! The driver passed a few riders as well since he was driving so fast and visibility was low. It definitely wasn’t great

Route 92 and several other long north-south routes are huge offenders of this. I’d argue going 40+ mph on a 2 lane road with a 25 mph speed limit is reckless driving (which is something i see on the southern end for route 92 when the driver is late). Very few drivers do this but it’s so noticeable

I’ve seen some drivers leave their layover 10-20 minutes late (even when they arrived at the layover on time) though this usually only happens on low frequency routes

a car free suburb sounds pretty good to me, sounds like she’s on to something

it’s just a phase (hopefully 😭)

What also doesn’t help is the fare validators on the Connect 1 branded gillig buses aren’t covered up anymore (since they run on other routes now), so now some people may assume they’re supposed to pay on the bus.

I love it whenever I see a very friendly bus driver, it really makes the whole trip better

I’m actually surprised that most drivers don’t drive in the bus lane even with the mediocre painting and signage (though do I see delivery trucks park in it sometimes which isn’t great). I’m hoping the route can get signal priority in the coming years as it was promised before

I mean it’s a far cry of what we should’ve got in the 2010s before Scott walker ruined everything but it’s so nice to see an actual timeline for this route. I can’t wait to ride Amtrak to Madison throughout the 2030s!

The route is basically the most frequent bus route in Wisconsin which is pretty cool.

the #4200 series were retired early and put in storage in 2008 due to budget cuts, along with a lot of the #4000-4100 series. I bet if MCTS wasn’t facing serious cuts during the late 2000s, a lot of the 1990s d40lfs would have probably still be in service into the 2010s

d40lfs are a lost treasure in North America

At least WISDOT didn’t get sued this time for not funding transit this time around right? (kinda wished they did but it would kinda be a repeat of last time which wouldn’t change much)

great minds think alike 😭😭