tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post6350271751192872446..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Learning from the failure of the livery van programCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-12516509182550018712010-11-06T22:13:17.408-04:002010-11-06T22:13:17.408-04:00It's not so much that the MTA shouldn't be...It's not so much that the MTA shouldn't be run like a business, but that running it like a business is neither necessary nor sufficient for success. (It may be necessary or sufficient for other things, but not for success.)Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-66638564841634571952010-10-29T04:28:29.848-04:002010-10-29T04:28:29.848-04:00I don't see how this proves that the MTA shoul...I don't see how this proves that the MTA shouldn't be run like a business. Most of those problems you list aren't inherent in private companies- private companies typically do do market research and marketing. Even if they were you can't really compare running the MTA as a business to running a jitney service. Many transit agencies ARE actually run like private businesses, and provide efficient and affordable services.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654770225487196179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-16174515535890451592010-10-29T01:12:31.779-04:002010-10-29T01:12:31.779-04:00Wouldn't they rather keep the fear alive? ;)Wouldn't they rather keep the fear alive? ;)CityLightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877603807943730606noreply@blogger.com