MetroFAIL http://austinmetrofail.com All Systems Slow Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:28:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Kill the Buses to Get People on the Train? FAIL http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/04/13/kill-buses-for-train-fai/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/04/13/kill-buses-for-train-fai/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:28:24 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=41 According to the Statesman, Cap Metro is definitely considering canceling the bus routes in order to force people to use the train…even though using the train takes longer and is more expensive. DOH!

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/04/13/kill-buses-for-train-fai/feed/ 0 TransportPolitic Explains the MetroFAIL http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/04/02/transportpolitic-explains-the-metrofail/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/04/02/transportpolitic-explains-the-metrofail/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:50:36 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=39 Great article from TransportPolitic on the MetroFAIL Explains all the mistakes that were made.

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/04/02/transportpolitic-explains-the-metrofail/feed/ 0 Studying the Schedule http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/19/studying-the-schedule/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/19/studying-the-schedule/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:30:52 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=36 So I’m looking at the schedule (from an article in Community Impact) and it’s kind of interesting. There will be four trains running. Here’s how it looks in the morning.

Train 1 will leave Leander at 5:25AM and arrive at downtown at 6:27AM. It will then leave downtown at 6:41AM and arrive in Leander at 7:43AM. Then it will leave Leander at 7:54AM and arrive downtown at 8:56AM. Then it will leave downtown at 9:05AM and end at Crestview at 9:25 AM.

Train 2 will leave Leander at 6:00AM and arrive at downtown at 7:02 AM. Then it will leave downtown at 7:17AM and go only to Howard at 7:50AM. Then it will leave Howard at 8:02AM and arrive downtown at 8:35AM.

Train 3 will be used for only one southbound route – leave Leander at 6:35AM, arrive at downtown at 7:37AM.

Train 4 will be used for only one southbound route – leave Leander at 7:10AM, arrive downtown at 8:12AM.

No idea why they aren’t allowing anyone to go northbound on the last two trains. They’ll have to pass the stations to get from the yard.

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/19/studying-the-schedule/feed/ 0 Capital Metro Says They’ll be Ready… http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/09/capital-metro-says-theyll-be-ready/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/09/capital-metro-says-theyll-be-ready/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:20:07 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=33 Capital Metro says they’ll be ready, but you’ve got to love this quote:

“It doesn’t come anywhere close to me, but I hope it does someday, because I would use it,” said Missy Mandell.

And isn’t that the problem? Most of the stations aren’t near where people live or near where they work.

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All Aboard from the MetroBlog

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/05/metrorail-after-sxsw/feed/ 0 Testing has started… http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/01/testing-has-started/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/01/testing-has-started/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:06:16 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/01/testing-has-started/ From the Statesman…‘Well, Duh’ Alert: Stopping on tracks a bad idea

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/03/01/testing-has-started/feed/ 0 Will We Get the Red Line in March? http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/02/22/will-we-get-the-red-line-in-march/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/02/22/will-we-get-the-red-line-in-march/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:05:28 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=25 Cap Metro says it’s on track to launch MetroRail in March

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/02/22/will-we-get-the-red-line-in-march/feed/ 0 MetroFAILs for people with disabilities as well! http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/22/metrofails-for-people-with-disabilitie/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/22/metrofails-for-people-with-disabilitie/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:44:13 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=22 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

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/22/metrofails-for-people-with-disabilitie/feed/ 0 Another great post from Mike Dahmus http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/18/another-great-post-from-mike-dahmus/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/18/another-great-post-from-mike-dahmus/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:11:58 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=20 No, I can’t stop beating that horse

]]> http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/18/another-great-post-from-mike-dahmus/feed/ 0 Capital Metro Raises Fares for a Train That Doesn’t Exist – FAIL http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/14/capital-metro-raises-fares-for-a-train-that-doesnt-exist-fail/ http://austinmetrofail.com/2010/01/14/capital-metro-raises-fares-for-a-train-that-doesnt-exist-fail/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:39:07 +0000 admin http://austinmetrofail.com/?p=17 In case you hadn’t heard, Capital Metro has raised the fare for everything including the nonexistent train.

Story from News 8 Austin

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