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A little over a week ago, the Daily News reported that transit agencies were struggling with the increasing cost of fuel and that some were considering raising fares, cutting services and delaying upgrades as solutions to the strain on their operating budgets.
Los Angeles Department of Transportation spokesperson Bruce Gillman reported that their fuel costs had gone from $4 million three years ago to $8.9 this fiscal year to fuel its fleet of 400 DASH and Commuter Express buses. Gillman, like the reps for other agencies such as the Metro and the Metrolink, were all able to address options such as cuts and fare increases but none of them identified solutions such as simply looking for opportunities to operate more efficiently.
Meanwhile, the number of people taking public transit swells in response to rising fuel costs while this DASH Operator takes his lunch break in the passenger seat of an idling DASH Shuttle vehicle, windows rolled and air conditioner running, oblivious to the fact that he's wasting fuel and contributing to the pollution in our neighborhood.
Los Angeles is the second largest city in the country. We deserve better. We deserve transit agencies that operate effectively, efficiently and responsibly. This week you've seen idling operators from the Metro, the Sheriff's Department, the CHP, the Gas Company and now the DASH, all completely oblivious to the impact of their behavior. We deserve better.
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who cares. we need more TMZ news.
agreed.
Disagreed. You two krazy kids go start your own TMZzzzzzzzzz blog.
these posts remind me of that dude Jimmy Justice, who video tapes traffic enforcement making traffic violations in NYC.
Oh man, I'd forgotten about Jimmy Justice. That guy rules!
Good work on the post. I like the background, research, and constructive message at the end.
Another good post Steven!
BTW, someone told me that TMZ was owned by Rupert Murdoch, (Fox),.
Any truth to that?
As always Jedi Master Box does a great job. You want TMZ go elsewhere.
this guy was there today. but he had has windows down and his legs dangling out the passenger door. the car was turned off
get a photo discarted?
no sorry. going by there today. maybe i'll get the chance this time