Comments on: An Overlooked Transit Improvement? http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/ the highs, lows and uncertainty of life and urbanity in winnipeg, its people and its direction for the future Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jenny http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-1051 Jenny Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:22:28 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-1051 The bus service in this city is crap. Sheer crap. What about someone who works nights I mean like from 4pm till 2:30 am 4 nights a week. How are they supose to get home, if for some reason there normal trasportation isn't available or why should they have to refuse a job opportunity because of the crappy service. Yes that shift does exsist. Again i don't understand at all when the bar doesn't close till 2am why the bus stops running before. Where is the common sense in that? Would it not make sense that they would prefer us to take the bus and not drive? Hello? Be part of the solution Transit promotes. Why isn't Transit being part of the solution? The bus service in this city is crap. Sheer crap. What about someone who works nights I mean like from 4pm till 2:30 am 4 nights a week. How are they supose to get home, if for some reason there normal trasportation isn’t available or why should they have to refuse a job opportunity because of the crappy service. Yes that shift does exsist. Again i don’t understand at all when the bar doesn’t close till 2am why the bus stops running before. Where is the common sense in that? Would it not make sense that they would prefer us to take the bus and not drive? Hello? Be part of the solution Transit promotes. Why isn’t Transit being part of the solution?

]]> By: The real Sam Catz http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-861 The real Sam Catz Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:31:37 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-861 your not impressing anyone and no one really cares, just the whiners like yourself. get a life fool. It's you're Sam Catz, you're. Good luck with politics. your not impressing anyone and no one really cares, just the whiners like yourself. get a life fool.

It’s you’re Sam Catz, you’re. Good luck with politics.

]]> By: Sam Catz http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-789 Sam Catz Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:35:51 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-789 Hey Donnelly, quit your whining. If you don't like Winnipeg Transit's service, then go elsewhere. OR get a vehicle like the rest of us... Better yet..just shut the hell up because your not impressing anyone and no one really cares, just the whiners like yourself. get a life fool. p.s. One day I hope to hell that someone pisses off a transit driver and they take 50 ppl in the red river, maybe then ppl would understand that these damn drivers take alot of crap and do the best job they can. This would make lessons learned alright. Hey Donnelly, quit your whining. If you don’t like Winnipeg Transit’s service, then go elsewhere. OR get a vehicle like the rest of us… Better yet..just shut the hell up because your not impressing anyone and no one really cares, just the whiners like yourself. get a life fool.
p.s. One day I hope to hell that someone pisses off a transit driver and they take 50 ppl in the red river, maybe then ppl would understand that these damn drivers take alot of crap and do the best job they can. This would make lessons learned alright.

]]> By: Kurt Donnelly http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-647 Kurt Donnelly Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:36:29 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-647 Is there an official complaint department for Winnipeg Transit? That is where this last comment should go.. Thank you..Kurt Donnelly Is there an official complaint department for Winnipeg Transit? That is where this last comment should go.. Thank you..Kurt Donnelly

]]> By: Kurt Donnelly http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-646 Kurt Donnelly Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:26:34 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-646 First of all I am a seven Day a week rider (and a senior) still working when I can catch a reliable bus (which is becoming a rarity).In the last six weeks I have 6 or 6 NO SHOWS.What should have taken me only 40 minutes(2 buses) on any day (including Sunday) I SHOULD HAVE LOGGED THEM.. I WILL NOW!!!! This has been primarily the 75 ...On One occasion I was on a Breakdown.(75).While I waited for another bus the driver and I talked about why and he told me they chinced on the antifreeze consequently when it is 30 celcius boil over.They run better in the winter than summer (go figure) Transit is not saving money this way.They are squandering it. Transit claims to be losing money and is subsidized.Someone should tell the guy in Charge at the garage to service these vehicles properly or get rid of them. P.S. For the most part your drivers are excellent and sympathetic BUT YOUR SYSTEM SUCKS!! Incident in question recently At this particular stop on August 26th (Dakota & Bishop Grandin)There are normally about 3 people waiting on Sunday at 5:30 p.m..This time I counted 26 Very "UNHAPPY" people.Several of which were using cell phones for alternatives. A "NOT IN SERVICE" bus came by and told us it would be about 10 minutes or so. It turned out to be an additional 20 minutes on top of the time we had already waited.Why did this bus NOT pick US up????? IN Short you system SUCKS As a 30 yr transit rider and a senior THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! If I ran my business like you do yours I would've been out of business 40 years ago. Sincerly KURT M. DONNELLY PH 204-663-1769_ First of all I am a seven Day a week rider (and a senior) still working when I can catch a reliable bus (which is becoming a rarity).In the last six weeks I have 6 or 6 NO SHOWS.What should have taken me only 40 minutes(2 buses) on any day (including Sunday)
I SHOULD HAVE LOGGED THEM.. I WILL NOW!!!!
This has been primarily the 75 …On One occasion I was on a Breakdown.(75).While I waited for another bus the driver and I talked about why and he told me they chinced on the antifreeze consequently when it is 30 celcius boil over.They run better in the winter than summer (go figure)
Transit is not saving money this way.They are squandering it. Transit claims to be losing money and is subsidized.Someone should tell the guy in Charge at the garage to service these vehicles properly or get rid of them.
P.S. For the most part your drivers are excellent and sympathetic BUT YOUR SYSTEM SUCKS!!
Incident in question recently
At this particular stop on August 26th (Dakota & Bishop Grandin)There are normally about 3 people waiting on Sunday at 5:30 p.m..This time I counted 26 Very “UNHAPPY” people.Several of which were using cell phones for alternatives.
A “NOT IN SERVICE” bus came by and told us it would be about 10 minutes or so. It turned out to be an additional 20 minutes on top of the time we had already waited.Why did this bus NOT pick US up?????
IN Short you system SUCKS
As a 30 yr transit rider and a senior THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!
If I ran my business like you do yours I would’ve been out of business 40 years ago.

Sincerly
KURT M. DONNELLY
PH 204-663-1769_

]]> By: Humanize the Earth! » A Public Service http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-96 Humanize the Earth! » A Public Service Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:19:13 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-96 [...] collectively. I was speaking about trains, but could’ve just as easily been talking about overnight bus service in Winnepeg, or community wireless internet. We don’t expect our police department to cover 50% of [...] [...] collectively. I was speaking about trains, but could’ve just as easily been talking about overnight bus service in Winnepeg, or community wireless internet. We don’t expect our police department to cover 50% of [...]

]]> By: Robert Galston http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-94 Robert Galston Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:10:15 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-94 Very true. This city would be better served by more frequent buses, running 24 hours/day on busy routes, than by the building of new busways. Very true. This city would be better served by more frequent buses, running 24 hours/day on busy routes, than by the building of new busways.

]]> By: Ken Gerrard http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-91 Ken Gerrard Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:35:42 +0000 http://undeterminedurbanity.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/33/#comment-91 I have been talking about this forever. The current state of things is absurd, but there seems to be no interest in later service. Even one bus an hour would be better! I have been talking about this forever. The current state of things is absurd, but there seems to be no interest in later service. Even one bus an hour would be better!

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