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moisheah t1_j5rvu78 wrote

Wait what? There were recent cuts made on Fridays but I’ve heard nothing about Monday’s.

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LunarixNight OP t1_j5t4ayc wrote

I only found out the other day. I was waiting at one of the bus stops and nothing came by. I missed classes because of it.

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Apprehensive-Mode-45 t1_j5u0i8n wrote

Also depending on when you were waiting on Monday, they activated their “snow routes” in the afternoon so I know that results in some rerouting so the buses avoid hills.

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moisheah t1_j5t6cii wrote

They cancel busses regularly due to lack of drivers. Can happen any day, not necessarily just Monday. Follow them on Twitter for a heads up. (They have changed Fridays schedules, the specifics are on the website) Good luck

“WRTA @therta Jan 23 Due to a lack of available drivers, some trips on routes 11, 24 & 26 may be missed this afternoon/evening. Catch the next bus using “

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LunarixNight OP t1_j5u8dul wrote

WRTA 2 16 30 31 has no service on Monday’s

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moisheah t1_j5uavn6 wrote

Ah. I can see that now on the route specific schedules pages. Damn. If they announced that anywhere I missed it.

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Apprehensive-Mode-45 t1_j5u0xec wrote

But yes, communication is not very widespread when a change or cancellation is made, so that does result in people getting stranded - which is not great.

Even when they announce runs will be canceled on certain lines, they never say which ones specifically. It’s crazy.

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moisheah t1_j5u33i7 wrote

I’m a bus rider- five days a week, work related- so I get it. It would be great if they would at least be specific which runs exactly are being cancelled when they need to do so, with more than last minute notice. I assume that’s whats up with the new Friday rescheduling, but the random cancellations happen several days a week.

“Catch the next bus using http://bustracker.therta.com”

Also, their tracking system isn’t always accurate - not all buses show up on the tracker- so it’s impossible to know if/when a bus will ever show up.

Sucks.

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mellymellcaramel t1_j5t37sv wrote

They barely announced it. They posted on Facebook.

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your_city_councilor t1_j5umbpj wrote

WRTA sucks. It's free now; great. You can not pay for the bus that doesn't come.

But really, why is there a driver shortage? Drivers get good pay.

There are people asking for money all over the city. Can these people not be trained to drive buses and, when that's been done, they get a decent middle-class lifestyle?

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East_Cartographer_57 t1_j5u6kau wrote

This subreddit: They should just make transit completely free permanently!

Also this subreddit: why can't they afford to pay more workers a higher salary so this doesn't happen?

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SmartSherbet t1_j5ucrip wrote

Public transit is a public good. It should be funded through taxation robust enough to pay the people who run it attractive and livable wages. This wouldn't necessarily require raising taxes; a better option would be to divert existing tax revenue from the excessive spending we currently allocate to military and police.

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Piethrower375 t1_j5xb0e5 wrote

I know right, with the amount of surveillance checkpoints in the city they know every single person going in and out.

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moisheah t1_j5u83u7 wrote

Free - paid idgaf either way. I just need somewhat reliable public transportation 🤷‍♀️ which is apparently too much to ask.

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