tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post9002912744728449871..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: More ivory tower nonsenseCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-31629815666728038132010-09-29T06:59:48.922-04:002010-09-29T06:59:48.922-04:00The problem is that many policymakers believe that...The problem is that many policymakers believe that private transit is bad and/or threatening and want to choke it off entirely. What if you were NYC and you were trying to cut funding to the MTA. Private buses are a threat because the only way to cut funding and still have a system is to raise fares on the captive passengers. Private transit screws that all up.<br /><br />The NJ operators are getting better because NJDOT has been conducting jitney inspections near the tunnel. The smarter jitney guys are going to the larger 33 and 40 passenger buses and they can pound their smaller counterparts into dust. This is also happening in Queens to the dismay of MTA unions. When a commuter van company is having a 29 or 33 seat bus pinch hit out on Guy Brewer Boulevard, it starts to send a message that not every "dollar van" company is just trying to hustle a quick buck.<br /><br />There is another economic shock just around the corner and the ivory tower types will have no choice but to bring private transit to the table.jazumahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890764412679388559noreply@blogger.com