Comments on: No Reading Streetsblog on the Bus: LADOT Rejects Wi-Fi for Buses http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed Greenberg http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Ed Greenberg Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:13:06 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/#comment-1915 Wifi on the Commuter Express might make some people happy, but a seat would make more of us happy. Kudos to LADOT for not wasting money on nice-to-haves while essentials are beyond reach. We're starting to see some newly acquired (older but serviceable) busses on the routes, and a few new drivers, and that's great. I'd like to see more frequent buses (and thus, more seats) on the overcrowded routes. That would be a good use of a chunk of change. Let's also take a moment for a shout-out to David on the 573, and countless other really good bus drivers, who take us to and from work every day. Keep up the good work. Wifi on the Commuter Express might make some people happy, but a seat would make more of us happy. Kudos to LADOT for not wasting money on nice-to-haves while essentials are beyond reach. We’re starting to see some newly acquired (older but serviceable) busses on the routes, and a few new drivers, and that’s great. I’d like to see more frequent buses (and thus, more seats) on the overcrowded routes. That would be a good use of a chunk of change.

Let’s also take a moment for a shout-out to David on the 573, and countless other really good bus drivers, who take us to and from work every day. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: BusTard http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/comment-page-1/#comment-1909 BusTard Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:08:26 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/#comment-1909 I wonder what it cost for Foothill Transit to put Wi-Fi on their Silver Streak line. I was in the proximity of a Silver Streak (somewhere along 7th, near Olive or Hill) and caught the signal a month or so ago. Until that time, I was unaware of any bus having a router on it. I learned that it was installed over a year ago, in March 2007. http://www.foothilltransit.org/get_to_know_us/history.htm I wonder what it cost for Foothill Transit to put Wi-Fi on their Silver Streak line. I was in the proximity of a Silver Streak (somewhere along 7th, near Olive or Hill) and caught the signal a month or so ago. Until that time, I was unaware of any bus having a router on it. I learned that it was installed over a year ago, in March 2007. http://www.foothilltransit.org/get_to_know_us/history.htm

]]> By: John http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 John Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:40:55 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/no-reading-streetsblog-on-the-bus-ladot-rejects-wi-fi-for-buses/#comment-1907 Am I the only Metro Rapid commuter who would like to rip those friggin TV monitors down? If I see the Clever Cleaver Brothers, or the same 8 ads for debt counseling again, I might snap. Am I the only Metro Rapid commuter who would like to rip those friggin TV monitors down? If I see the Clever Cleaver Brothers, or the same 8 ads for debt counseling again, I might snap.

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