January 22, 2010

MetroFAILs for people with disabilities as well!

Category: metrofail — admin @ 12:44 pm

Can’t Get There From Here
While suburban rail spends and stumbles, Cap Metro’s transit-dependent riders wait at the end of the line

January 18, 2010

Another great post from Mike Dahmus

Category: metrofail — admin @ 11:11 am

No, I can’t stop beating that horse

January 14, 2010

Capital Metro Raises Fares for a Train That Doesn’t Exist – FAIL

Category: metrofail — Tags: – admin @ 7:39 pm

In case you hadn’t heard, Capital Metro has raised the fare for everything including the nonexistent train.

Story from News 8 Austin

January 2, 2010

Top 9 Cap Metro Derailments – Austin Chronicle

Category: metrofail — Tags: – admin @ 11:29 pm

Top 9 Cap Metro Derailments – Austin Chronicle

I like number 8

8 ) NONPROFITS NONINTERESTED The agency wants to start a nonprofit to see to the needs of low-income, transit-dependent citizens. Charities reply: “Isn’t that your job?”

Top 9 Quotes of the week 2009 – Austin Chronicle

Category: metrofail — Tags: – admin @ 11:23 pm

Top 9 Quotes of the week 2009 – Austin Chronicle

7) “I regret we ever established a schedule.”

– (Now former) Capital Metro CEO Fred Gilliam, in reference to the scheduled, then delayed, start date of MetroRail (Oct. 2)