Another bus bitch

You have to love the transit service in this city. Get to the stop where a #20 is supposed to hit at 7:49am, see 6 OUT OF SERVICE buses go by before 8am and nary an appearance by the #20. No big deal, the #6 is supposed to hit the same area right around the […]

Leaving work yesterday, I hurried to the bus stop to make sure I caught it on time. With the snow and all, it’s nearly impossible to ever know if it’s going to be late, ahead of schedule, or just not going to show up at all. 10 minutes, no bus. 15 minutes, no bus. 30 […]

To the bus driver of the 20 at the mall: The two had just gotten in and you were still sitting there for almost another full minute, but you shook your head at the poor guy sprinting to catch you and refused to open the door because you’d already closed it. It was cold out […]

Never thought I would write one of these, but here goes. Nearly every day on my way to class, I have to brave a bus that is insanely jam-packed full of people. Trouble is, though I am a skinny individual, I usually have a musical instrument on my back and a bookbag by my side, […]

This has been bugging me for a very long time. In every other major city in Canada, transit passengers get on the bus at the front, and exit at the back. Why can’t it be this way here in Halifax? It’s not that hard. Get on at the front, leave out the back door. There’s […]

Dear Metro Transit riders: Stop being dicks. Unless the bus is full, there are very few legitimate reasons to stand at the very front of the bus. I am tired of having to push past you. Take a few seconds to shuffle your feet a little a move to the back of the damn bus. […]

OK peoples, I was out earlier today at the Mumford terminal, they are changing signs. When asked why, was told they were trying to make it more efficient. But for whom? There are only two of the new signs—the buses from 2 on up to about 56 will now be pulling into the area by […]