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Originally Posted by halifaxboyns
I think the current group within Metro Transit is really against rail. I don't understand it, I don't agree with it or like it. But most of the people involved are nearing the end of their careers, so these are people who likely won't change their minds unless directed to do so.
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My suspicion is that Metro Transit has a bunch of old and unimaginative managers who have decision making power simply because they've been around for a long time. This is a horrible system that pretty much selects for people with bad, outdated judgement.
Is there even any mechanism for Metro Transit to be held accountable for their performance? Is there any real pressure for them to improve? My guess is that in terms of compensation and career progression it makes no difference to management whether you get from Bedford to downtown Halifax in 30 minutes or 90 minutes.
On top of this there's the transit union that periodically threatens to strike despite the fact that a bus operator gets paid $23/hr plus pension (so probably the equivalent of a $60,000/year private sector job) for a job that requires no post-secondary education and could be automated with present-day technology. Metro Transit is probably more of an income redistribution program than a transit system.
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