lakewood216

On the Healthline today. It’s ridiculous enough that our transit cops’ racism has killed POP but the driver of the bus I’m on is accepting cash fares info the fare box, rather than making then use the machines, which apparently were working just fine where I boarded (East 2nd), which slows things down further.

Just saw a eastside Red Line shuttle bus unable to board some people at West 117th due to overcrowding. On a game day it's dumbfounding that RTA isn't running extra buses or at least using the articulated buses that don't normally get used on Sundays. I'm headed to the airport to rent a car and I would've driven if I had remembered the shutdown.

Did Public Square reopen to buses since Sunday morning?

Public Square is closed to buses, again...at least as of 12:30-1am this morning.

Looks like RTA will be gutted next year: http://statenews.org/post/kasich-discusses-tight-budget-possibility-using-rainy-day-fund

I noticed that the artics were missing from both the 22 and 26 today. Is RTA not going to use them on Sundays anymore? I took a 26 from Ohio City to Lakewood this afternoon and there was a standing load all the way into Lakewood.

I did get two two-ride fare cards for my trouble, but they expire 8/31, and I'm pretty broke 'til then, so I don't know if I'll have a chance to use them, as I don't use RTA to commute to my job in Elyria.

On a westbound Red Line train that derailed outside Tower City about 30 minutes ago...no injuries, we were going real slow. Waiting to be offloaded.

I hope RTA doesn't pull the artics off the 26 (or 22) early this evening like they normally do. I did see an artic on the 26 at 10:30pm last night so hopefully they'll be kept on both lines all night (if we win).

I got passed up at Adelbert/Euclid around 4:20ish by a westbound Red Line shuttle bus that was nowhere near crowded, despite Adelbert being a shuttle stop today for Parade the Circle (according to RTA).I'm now on a westbound Healthline bus packed to the rafters. Very infuriating.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/11/cleveland_students_will_walk_l.html#incart_m-rpt-2 This is a about plan to give RTA passes to students in the CMSD six grade and up if they live more than a 1/2 mile from school. The responses from cleveland.bomb posters was predictably drenched in racial/class hatred, of course.

SHUT UP! LOL Those R32 subway cars are going to hit the half century mark next year.

Nice pictures. It's been a long while since I rode the Green Line...1997.

Will probably ride the Expo Line next month on my LA trip to go hang out with a friend who lives in Culver City.

Love the pictures. I used to ride the Blue Line every-so-often when I lived in LA. Haven't ridden the Expo Line yet, but I probably will next month when I visit LA for a few days.