Hello everyone,
I first want to apologize to everyone for not being on here for the last seems like month. Things have been super crazy. I'm sure by now that you all have heard that the City of Phoenix had its first bus strike under the new contract with Veolia Transit Services. Thank GOD that it is finally over. I had to stand out at the Park n Ride on 27th Ave and Baseline Rd from 5am until 8am informing passengers that the bus service during the strike would be unreliable and inconsistent. Several people already had the information that I was passing along to them, but there are always a few that live in a bubble. It is hard to deter someone from taking the bus when it is their only source of transportation and they have work or day care that they need to get to.
I worked a total of 45 hours in three days. I couldn't tell you if I was going or coming. One thing is for sure, i will never forget the strike of 2012. It is not a good thing that transit service was stopped for a lot of individuals that depend on transportation for their day to day lives, but it was great to be able to gain the experience of working through a strike. That is a once in a life time thing. Well actually the last strike was about 10 years ago, so once in a decade is more true to fact.
It sounds like that must have been a difficult week. I think that it is great that the city (and you!) takes the time to share information about strikes so widely so that citizens have the chance to make alternate transportation arrangements if they need to.
ReplyDeleteI never traveled by bus when I was in Phoenix but it always seemed full. I realized that many people would be using bus as their means for transportation. It might have been painful for them.
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