u/Accurate-Departure66

SWT's D45 CT LEs are so interesting

SWT's D45 CT LEs are so interesting

What do you mean I'm on a low floor portion of a coach bus.

This bus is great for accessibility. Instead of having to open a door to get out the wheelchair lift and move seats around just so you can fit one wheelchair passenger, you just have to deploy a ramp and let the passenger use the automatic Q'Straint system and make sure they're secure.

It also useful for passengers with limited Mobility as they don't have to climb a bunch of steps to get in.

u/Accurate-Departure66 — 11 hours ago

Can transdev please get their shit together.

Once again it's me, The Transdev Hater.

Transdev should not be running fixed route services for us, they are consistently late or canceled. I'm not talking about a couple minutes late, I'm talking about like 15 minutes delays that mess up people's schedules.

Route 25 is the worst from what I have heard: buses that don't show up, buses that break down, and buses that are too short for the needed capacity.

Overall Transdev should stick to Paratransit and Dial A Ride, because clearly they cannot be trusted to run a fixed route bus.

In a perfect world Metro Transit would run all of the routes, but some are just too expensive for MT to run.

TLDR: I hate Transdev and they should stick to Paratransit and Dial A Ride.

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Elkhart Coach ECII is the weirdest Mini"Bus" I have been on

It's me the Transdev hater.

It's so oddly round, the wheelchair lift sticks out like a sore thumb, and the display for announcements is on the left side above where the paper maps should go.

It's just so odd.

(Route 219 Maplewood to Sunray)

u/Accurate-Departure66 — 3 days ago

Transdev has put out the 40fts with the Suburban style seating it on the 323 today

One of the few things Transdev does has done right.

u/Accurate-Departure66 — 4 days ago

Can we stop using the cut-away "bus" on these high ridership routes.

Transdev needs to get their shit together. This should not be happening on every weekday it confuses some riders because it's not what the bus normally looks like.

u/Accurate-Departure66 — 5 days ago

C line XE60 at North loop garage.

I find this interesting because the C is based out of Heywood (which is right across the street), not North loop

u/Accurate-Departure66 — 14 days ago

I have now ridden every single Transit agency im the twin cities it is now time to rank them. (I am ranking them on their fixed route services not any micro transit services)

  1. Metro Transit

  2. MVTA

  3. Met Council (Schmitty and Sons)

  4. Southwest Transit

  5. Maple Grove Transit

  6. Plymouth Metrolink

  7. Met Council (Transdev)

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u/Accurate-Departure66 — 17 days ago

What to Expect

Guests will check-in, then be bought on a building tour of the operator areas, which will lead attendees to where they will get on a transit bus for a quick ride around the garage.

The tours will be lead by Metro Transit staff, attendees will be broken into small tour groups when they check in.

u/Accurate-Departure66 — 18 days ago

Do you like them? Do you hate them? What ones do you think could be run by Metro Transit? I just want people's honest opinions.

The 540/542 should be run by Metro Transit, as they both get plenty of ridership as they run by some pretty busy areas.

Edit: Everybody Hates Route 25

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u/Accurate-Departure66 — 27 days ago