http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/29/happy_holidays Comments On: Happy Holidays! by Erica C. Barnett en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Greg]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:19:06 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Seattle = gay]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:28:41 -0800 The Stranger 372 timetable. There are a bunch marked with a "D", though. Not that it matters, since it's not running anyway.
Posted by RJL20]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:06:01 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:17:24 -0800 The Stranger
you touch my suv and i'll punch your mother in the cunt
Posted by taint]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:09:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Karl Koscher]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:08:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:58:58 -0800 The Stranger
This, sadly, is only half the solution. The 372 has SOME trips marked "H", but in fact, ALL trips are cancelled. The second sneaky stipulation: if the route doesn't operate on December 26th OR January 2nd, then it's canceled December 29th through the 31st as well.

Thanks, Metro. I love how your "rider alerts" and "holiday service alerts" conveniently neglect to mention this sneaky addition. There weren't any updated rider alerts of service notices at any of the bus stops or transit info centers I was at.

Also, they claim the Trip Planner has been updated to only give you trips that exist today, but it looks like it's still telling you that you can take the 372.
Posted by Karl Koscher]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:43:46 -0800 The Stranger Google cache of how it looked on the 25th. And if you check the cache of the home page, you'll see that the "Adverse Weather" alert was featured prominently, not the "Metro service - week of Dec 29" alert that's there now. So it's not like that information has been linked to in big red letters on the site for the last few weeks.

Even the alert that's there now is confusing. Try to figure out from that if the 167, 197, 205, 272, 277 and 372 are running. One section says to look in the timetable to see which trips aren't running, and another section says the route isn't running at all.
Posted by RJL20]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:37:30 -0800 The Stranger
I just bought it on sale from GM!
Posted by Concerned Consumers of Amerikkka]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:39:05 -0800 The Stranger
Grab your torches!
Posted by My Name Here]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:12:23 -0800 The Stranger
Want action - phone and email EVERY COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER IN EVERY DISTRICT and complain.

And THEN do the same to every Seattle City Council member and every member of the mayor's staff.

Actions speak a lot louder than online postings.
Posted by Will in Santa Barbara]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:08:25 -0800 The Stranger
And taking half the buses off for "maintenance"? What, because they suffered so much damage last week?
Posted by Cornichon]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:19:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by hank]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:15:36 -0800 The Stranger UPDATE: OK, here's how you can tell which buses aren't coming: Go to Metro's web site. (Yes, this is only a solution for those of you at your computers or with wifi-enabled mobile phones). Look up the timetable for your route. Every trip marked with an "H" is canceled; other trips remain on their regular schedules.

I told you that at 11:33. As it says (if you follow the BIG RED LINK on the front page), "Trips marked with the letter 'H' do not operate this week."
Posted by You are the new Joel Connelly]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:10:08 -0800 The Stranger
Two of the first half-dozen cars I saw sliding back down E Union on the 17th were Hummers, so I wouldn't exactly point at them as being the solution vis-a-vis poor weather transit alternatives.

Plus, they make much bigger dents in your parked car when they careen into it.

@12:

We blame Californians. Everything bad that has happened in this city in the last 20 years is a direct result of Californication.
Posted by COMTE]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:42:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Beacon Hiller]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:36:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:34:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by hank]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:10:40 -0800 The Stranger Tear it down, lynch the current crop of imbeciles in charge, and start fresh.
Posted by samdinista]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:48:53 -0800 The Stranger
I noted this morning there was a whole new Rider Alert that was two very large paragraphs telling me that everything was partial holiday. Must have appeared over some other Metro-delcared holiday as everyone waiting for the 316 and 303 were waiting for hours with no clue this was happening. I was an hour late to work because of the nonsense and hundreds of stranded riders at the Northgate TC.

Metro did a decent job of alerting local media of service reductions during the snow, why didn't tell call KOMO, KING, and KIRO today??
Posted by trickycoolj]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:44:37 -0800 The Stranger http://www.tapbus.com/ live GPS Metro info for your route and stop.
Posted by Renee]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:38:09 -0800 The Stranger
That was hilarious, if a bit spooky.
Posted by dan]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:15:30 -0800 The Stranger
And the 64H IS NOT ACCURATE PER METRO!!!(I Just called them and they said that the H does not apply for this week)

ENJOY!!!!!
Posted by Fuck Metro and the Bus you ride on]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:08:42 -0800 The Stranger
Reduce some trips during a slow period, fine. But completely eliminating a bunch of routes (see below) doesn't meet any decent standard of service:

Routes not operating: 2 EX, 7 EX, 9, 32, 34, 45, 46, 53, 76, 77, 79, 114, 126, 133, 152, 157, 161, 162, 167, 170, 175, 191, 192, 196, 197, 201, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 217, 219, 237, 243, 247, 250, 256, 260, 261, 265, 266, 268, 272, 277, 291, 304, 308, 316, 355, 372, 373, 885, 886, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 912, 925, 935, 952, 981, 982, 984, 986, 987, 988, 989, 994, 995 & Group Health Express.

Posted by rjh]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:08:02 -0800 The Stranger