Comments on: FTA Eliminates New Starts Rule that Gave Leg Up to Private Operators http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/09/02/fta-eliminates-new-starts-rule-that-gave-leg-up-to-private-operators/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:43:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathanael http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/09/02/fta-eliminates-new-starts-rule-that-gave-leg-up-to-private-operators/#comment-6043 Nathanael Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:07:22 +0000 http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/?p=3773#comment-6043 Agreed -- the Bush era prohibition on public agencies providing special event bus service is a piece of insanity and needs to be removed yesterday if not earlier. The only upside is that, with private companies providing crappy, crappy special event service, public agencies can make the case for rail service to stadiums, where they are allowed to provide special event service. This is a pretty pathetic upside. Agreed — the Bush era prohibition on public agencies providing special event bus service is a piece of insanity and needs to be removed yesterday if not earlier.

The only upside is that, with private companies providing crappy, crappy special event service, public agencies can make the case for rail service to stadiums, where they are allowed to provide special event service. This is a pretty pathetic upside.

]]> By: Woody http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/09/02/fta-eliminates-new-starts-rule-that-gave-leg-up-to-private-operators/#comment-6040 Woody Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:10:07 +0000 http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/?p=3773#comment-6040 Nice link. Story had tis incredible stuff: The Federal Transit Administration says that the rules prevent "unfair competition" between public services and private companies, and that the agency "has received a great deal of positive feedback about the rules from both public and private operators." A great deal of positive feedback from PUBLIC operators? I think that is a lie. And it shows that our government in Washington remains infested with embedded Bushies and Ayn Rand cultists. Nice link. Story had tis incredible stuff:
The Federal Transit Administration says that the rules prevent “unfair competition” between public services and private companies, and that the agency “has received a great deal of positive feedback about the rules from both public and private operators.”

A great deal of positive feedback from PUBLIC operators? I think that is a lie.

And it shows that our government in Washington remains infested with embedded Bushies and Ayn Rand cultists.

]]> By: Brad http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/09/02/fta-eliminates-new-starts-rule-that-gave-leg-up-to-private-operators/#comment-6039 Brad Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:58:58 +0000 http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/?p=3773#comment-6039 This may be a bit off topic, but because of new FTA rules this year public transit agencies are not able to compete against private companies. This stems from the Bush era policies; "private always beats private" and the results are not good in this case. For those outside of Minnesota the state fair here is a big deal. http://www.startribune.com/local/fair/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU In the past the fair has been served very well by both public and private bus operators. This year private operators went from 40% of the routes to 100%. Service has been spotty, I think this illustrates the fact that more Bush policies in the FTA need to be reversed. This may be a bit off topic, but because of new FTA rules this year public transit agencies are not able to compete against private companies. This stems from the Bush era policies; “private always beats private” and the results are not good in this case. For those outside of Minnesota the state fair here is a big deal. http://www.startribune.com/local/fair/?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU

In the past the fair has been served very well by both public and private bus operators. This year private operators went from 40% of the routes to 100%. Service has been spotty, I think this illustrates the fact that more Bush policies in the FTA need to be reversed.

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