Comments on: Talkin’ Transit: Face to Face With John Catoe http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/ Your Life Beyond The Capitol Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nevermindtheend http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16991 nevermindtheend Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:30:54 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16991 Lisa - you cut service and raise fares when you can't meet your budget any other way. If Metro had dedicated funding and/or the jurisdictions that Metro serves paid what they should, WMATA would be in a much better financial position. Lisa – you cut service and raise fares when you can’t meet your budget any other way. If Metro had dedicated funding and/or the jurisdictions that Metro serves paid what they should, WMATA would be in a much better financial position.

]]> By: u street girl http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16943 u street girl Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:27:38 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16943 And now it looks like he has resigned, hearing it all over twitter. And now it looks like he has resigned, hearing it all over twitter.

]]> By: Sg http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16932 Sg Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:33:58 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16932 Catoe is our George W. Bush. Let's face it. Good man, poor leader. He's literally run Metrorail into the ground, while modestly improving bus service. You don't make a bus man the leader of an overwhelmingly rail system. Beyond Zimmerman, I don't see any on the Board who seem competent or interested enough to make the tough decisions. That includes, especially, Jim Graham. Graham doesn't ride any metro trains or buses and does not empathize with the pain of riders, other than his "poor" consituents who supposedly can't afford the 10 cent increase to save the system itself. Catoe is our George W. Bush. Let’s face it. Good man, poor leader. He’s literally run Metrorail into the ground, while modestly improving bus service. You don’t make a bus man the leader of an overwhelmingly rail system.

Beyond Zimmerman, I don’t see any on the Board who seem competent or interested enough to make the tough decisions. That includes, especially, Jim Graham. Graham doesn’t ride any metro trains or buses and does not empathize with the pain of riders, other than his “poor” consituents who supposedly can’t afford the 10 cent increase to save the system itself.

]]> By: Metroman http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16927 Metroman Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:18:55 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16927 Awesome write up. It was a pleasure meeting you guys! Awesome write up. It was a pleasure meeting you guys!

]]> By: Ben H. Rome http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16926 Ben H. Rome Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:15:17 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16926 I knew Catoe rode the system every day; what's highly irritating is the fact that it seems like most of the WMATA Board does *not* with any type of regularity. I knew Catoe rode the system every day; what’s highly irritating is the fact that it seems like most of the WMATA Board does *not* with any type of regularity.

]]> By: Katie http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16925 Katie Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:43:07 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16925 I'm SO glad to hear Catoe rides the Metro every day - I think that was mainly where my anger was stemming from. It made no sense that people who don't use a service would try and run that service, especially one so tangible. On the other hand, I totally agree with Lisa. As an orange AND red line rider (using the two most popular lines and passing through the two most popular stations in one day) I think I've got a clear picture of how bad things are and how frustrating it is. I've started getting to my station in the morning and riding the Orange line in the opposite direction just so I can board the train without letting five pass me by. The overcrowding is out of hand, and I'm sick of expanding and compromising what once was a perfectly reasonable commute. I’m SO glad to hear Catoe rides the Metro every day – I think that was mainly where my anger was stemming from. It made no sense that people who don’t use a service would try and run that service, especially one so tangible.

On the other hand, I totally agree with Lisa. As an orange AND red line rider (using the two most popular lines and passing through the two most popular stations in one day) I think I’ve got a clear picture of how bad things are and how frustrating it is. I’ve started getting to my station in the morning and riding the Orange line in the opposite direction just so I can board the train without letting five pass me by. The overcrowding is out of hand, and I’m sick of expanding and compromising what once was a perfectly reasonable commute.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16924 Lisa Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:38:06 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16924 It's nice to see them talking, but I will never understand why you cut service when asking for more money. I haven't seen an 8 car train on the Orange Line at rush hour all week. It’s nice to see them talking, but I will never understand why you cut service when asking for more money. I haven’t seen an 8 car train on the Orange Line at rush hour all week.

]]> By: Ben H. Rome http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16920 Ben H. Rome Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:31:49 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16920 Great work by both Tom and Samer. I *hope* this is the beginning of Catoe and WMATA's turning point to the positive, but words only go so far after nearly a year of hiccups, failures, and miscues. They need to back up their good intentions with actions, and that will indeed be a hard road to plow here in DC. I do not envy them the process and hope that eventually I will gladly embrace riding Metro as I once did. Great work by both Tom and Samer. I *hope* this is the beginning of Catoe and WMATA’s turning point to the positive, but words only go so far after nearly a year of hiccups, failures, and miscues. They need to back up their good intentions with actions, and that will indeed be a hard road to plow here in DC.

I do not envy them the process and hope that eventually I will gladly embrace riding Metro as I once did.

]]> By: Karl Johnson http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/talkin-transit-face-to-face-with-john-catoe/comment-page-1/#comment-16919 Karl Johnson Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:24:25 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=26075#comment-16919 Aside from the very important content of this post, I just wanted to say that I love Samer's shots. Wow. Aside from the very important content of this post, I just wanted to say that I love Samer’s shots. Wow.

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