A feature-length article in the Washington Post charges that Washington D.C.'s Metrobus, the fifth largest in the nation, has done little to adapt to changing times, and is plagued by problems.
"Each day, 443,000 passengers -- many without options -- grapple with a transportation system of last resort. Buses are so unreliable, even Metro's chief executive has acknowledged that the schedules are fiction. Riders must transfer multiple times to reach their destinations. One bus line averages 84 passengers per trip, while another carries four.
...The problems at Metrobus -- outdated operations, under-investment and an unresponsive bureaucracy -- come in addition to other troubles at the area's transit agency. Its board of directors took steps this month to remove Chief Executive Richard A. White, who has been criticized for failing to hold staff members accountable and taking too long to resolve problems."
Thanks to Transport Policy listserv
FULL STORY: ogress Has Passed Metrobus By

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