Comments on: OCTA to reduce bus service hours http://www.dailytitan.com/2009/11/octa-to-reduce-bus-service-hours/ Beyond the Press Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:05:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: forex robothttp://www.dailytitan.com/2009/11/octa-to-reduce-bus-service-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-4646 forex robot Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:04:41 +0000 http://www.dailytitan.com/?p=14217#comment-4646 great post as usual .. thanks .. you just gave me a few more ideas to play with great post as usual .. thanks .. you just gave me a few more ideas to play with

]]> By: Spokkerhttp://www.dailytitan.com/2009/11/octa-to-reduce-bus-service-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-3504 Spokker Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:55:14 +0000 http://www.dailytitan.com/?p=14217#comment-3504 Even if cuts are necessary, the OCTA's plan doesn't make any sense. For example, they are cutting off the northern portion of the 57 that serves Cal State Fullerton, which is itself a big trip generator. Buses on that line are overflowing with students.Now they expect people continuing to CSUF to transfer to a *new* bus line, the 153, to get to school? How does that make any sense? Are they just trying to make the bus system more inefficient, so even less people ride it, so they can cut it altogether, so that they have more money for pet projects such as freeway widenings that have little benefit in exchange for huge costs?Either a lot of students will be buying parking passes next semester or will be late to class more often. More transfers means increased travel time and more opportunities to be late. Even if cuts are necessary, the OCTA’s plan doesn’t make any sense. For example, they are cutting off the northern portion of the 57 that serves Cal State Fullerton, which is itself a big trip generator. Buses on that line are overflowing with students.

Now they expect people continuing to CSUF to transfer to a *new* bus line, the 153, to get to school? How does that make any sense? Are they just trying to make the bus system more inefficient, so even less people ride it, so they can cut it altogether, so that they have more money for pet projects such as freeway widenings that have little benefit in exchange for huge costs?

Either a lot of students will be buying parking passes next semester or will be late to class more often. More transfers means increased travel time and more opportunities to be late.

]]> By: Steven Chanhttp://www.dailytitan.com/2009/11/octa-to-reduce-bus-service-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-3412 Steven Chan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:53:41 +0000 http://www.dailytitan.com/?p=14217#comment-3412 I know UC Irvine has been adversely affected by the cuts since buses stop a lot less frequently. Our weekend service is already terrible as it is (the main campus only has a single bus, line 79, coming by every 60-90 minutes), and OCTA was proposing to eliminate a few of our bus lines.The Transit Advocates and I are trying to make sure the politicians controlling OCTA hear the voices of bus and transit riders. It's despicable how they've been slashing bus service for veterans, seniors, and students while shunting money towards expanding freeways for commuters on the 5, 55, 57, 91, and 405 freeways. Take a look at www.transitrideroc.com for more details. I know UC Irvine has been adversely affected by the cuts since buses stop a lot less frequently. Our weekend service is already terrible as it is (the main campus only has a single bus, line 79, coming by every 60-90 minutes), and OCTA was proposing to eliminate a few of our bus lines.

The Transit Advocates and I are trying to make sure the politicians controlling OCTA hear the voices of bus and transit riders. It’s despicable how they’ve been slashing bus service for veterans, seniors, and students while shunting money towards expanding freeways for commuters on the 5, 55, 57, 91, and 405 freeways. Take a look at http://www.transitrideroc.com for more details.

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