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Originally Posted by twitchyzero
in a related article i read yesterday, i raged when i read this
 
Carbon tax not good enough for you? worst financial mgmt for a crown corporation is an understatement
Security guards assigned to control frustrated bus riders
Cole notes: some buse routes have crazy-pass ups especially at night and the last bus of the evening
instead of adding service they want to have a security guard on board to deal with 'unruly passengers' with another guard tails the bus in a car behind.
I would like to know how much more it would cost to run extra buses over paying 2 guards and their patrol vehicle
So glad I don't take transit regularly any more |
The carbon tax doesn't go to Translink - it goes into general revenue for the province. The cities have lobbying the province to have those revenues directed back to cities for initiatives like public transit, but the Liberals won't budge.
Transit security gets paid about $30/hour. It may cost more to run a bus considering the driver, diesel, and wear and tear.
Transit is definitely an issue that gets people riled up. In my experience, transit is quite good - I take Skytrain and my commute is about a half-hour each way. One thing that upsets me as a supporter of public transit is that there's so much mis-information and ignorance about the issue. To be fair, Translink is definitely not the most well-run organization, but to compare it against more established and more well-funded systems in the world is simply ludicrous.
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