by David Tessitor
Hi All,
I need your feedback on a proposal that has been submitted to the Pennsylvania Senate after I wrote an op-ed article (not yet published) about dedicated funding and increasing accountability with transit, presented from the perspective of Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. I am wondering whether you think it might also help with SEPTA. I've put it online at:
http://unsprawl.org/articles/transporta ... ding1.html
Printable pdf file:
http://unsprawl.org/articles/transporta ... nding1.pdf
After first writing an earlier draft, I sent a copy to Senator Jane Orie who said she was going to give it to the Senate Leadership and Transporation Committee. I've printed enough copies of the final article for the entire legislature, so it should be seen.
I also submitted the article to the Philly Inquirer which was interested and thought it made good sense but felt they needed something more specifically addressing the southeastern corner. I'm open to co-authoring an article incorporating this proposal for the Philly market, if anybody is interested in teaming up.
My only experience with SEPTA was a decade ago when I was organizing a couple court cases to stop egregious waste and abuses in southwestern PA. I was impressed with the variety and amount of rail transit available in Philly, but I was also nonplussed when I spoke to some low level management who said that SEPTA had just sent a group to Pittsburgh to copy PAT's methods. It was clear to me at that point that somebody somewhere in SEPTA was clueless, given how deliberately inefficient, ineffective, and extravagant PAT's rail operations are. I'm sorry to now see that it is as bad as it seems to be at SEPTA, but I can't say I'm surprised.
Thanks for your comments.
David Tessitor
I need your feedback on a proposal that has been submitted to the Pennsylvania Senate after I wrote an op-ed article (not yet published) about dedicated funding and increasing accountability with transit, presented from the perspective of Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. I am wondering whether you think it might also help with SEPTA. I've put it online at:
http://unsprawl.org/articles/transporta ... ding1.html
Printable pdf file:
http://unsprawl.org/articles/transporta ... nding1.pdf
After first writing an earlier draft, I sent a copy to Senator Jane Orie who said she was going to give it to the Senate Leadership and Transporation Committee. I've printed enough copies of the final article for the entire legislature, so it should be seen.
I also submitted the article to the Philly Inquirer which was interested and thought it made good sense but felt they needed something more specifically addressing the southeastern corner. I'm open to co-authoring an article incorporating this proposal for the Philly market, if anybody is interested in teaming up.
My only experience with SEPTA was a decade ago when I was organizing a couple court cases to stop egregious waste and abuses in southwestern PA. I was impressed with the variety and amount of rail transit available in Philly, but I was also nonplussed when I spoke to some low level management who said that SEPTA had just sent a group to Pittsburgh to copy PAT's methods. It was clear to me at that point that somebody somewhere in SEPTA was clueless, given how deliberately inefficient, ineffective, and extravagant PAT's rail operations are. I'm sorry to now see that it is as bad as it seems to be at SEPTA, but I can't say I'm surprised.
Thanks for your comments.
David Tessitor