DCist: Morning Roundup: The Time at Hand Edition

Esmeralda

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:14:37 -0500

Well, except in Pittsbugh we call them inclines. For some reason I want to giggle every time someone says 'funicular.' I used to ride the Mon Incline every day on my way home from school.

Politburo

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:13:34 -0500

Where exactly is the bus stop in the Examiner photo? No sidewalk or curbs.. "And this was in Pittsburgh, mind you, which isn't exactly known for its awesome transit system." One word: funicular.

Nate

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:33:45 -0500

Do we have a mixed system where some kids ride school buses and some kids take metro? Yes, but as far as I am aware the overwhelming majority of kids who ride school buses are special needs students of one sort or another. What's really disturbing about that story is that there were TWO adults on that bus, and only four or five total student passengers, and yet they still didn't notice that the kid didn't get off. I'm not sure how a kid falls so soundly asleep on a morning bus ride that he doesn't wake up when it arrives at the school, and it wouldn't surprise me if "hiding" were a more accurate description of the kid's activity than "sleeping." That said, this was clearly and totally the adults' fault, and something the kid's parents should rightly be upset about.

14thandYou

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:41:51 -0500

That proposed restriction on Metrobus is B-O-G-U-S. You can tell that no one behind that bill actually has a child that depends on public transportation to get them to school.

erahk0

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:28:18 -0500

@elbruce: cross the border.

monkeyrotica

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:24:53 -0500

Last year plans for a new central public library were shelved But those plans are "long overdue!" I "checked out" the plans for the new central library and they're just "fine." Just add this "periodical" DC attempt at budget savings to their "card catalog." I guess it's back to the "filthy toilets" at MLK for some "rough sex" with "homeless men."

OldPosterKnownAsCranky

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:22:36 -0500

So...if I want to use a DC park or rec center, I will now need a new DC government ID? Isn't that what my drivers license is for? And how soon after this plan becomes effective do you think people's personal information will be accidentally released on the Internets?

elbruce

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:21:12 -0500

Wait, guns weren't legal in DC? As someone who just finished 30 days of grand jury duty where I heard over 80 cases, 75 pertaining to murder by a gun, it sure as hell seemed like they were, how else could everyone and his brother (and his sister...and his dog)in DC could get a gun no problem?

rob

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:15:57 -0500

Not, but somehow, related: Does anyone know what was going on at 12th & Potomac Ave SE last night? Looks like they set up one of those non-controversial check points...

Foggy Magoo

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:15:38 -0500

I'm confused. An 11 year old was left unattended on a school bus and a system where school kids get to school on metrobuses is in danger. Do we have a mixed system where some kids ride school buses and some kids take metro?

Esmeralda

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:14:04 -0500

I think it's really too bad if the FTA rule forces DC to start putting kids on school buses. The annoyances of buses full of teenagers aside, giving kids a bus pass is a good way to ensure comfort with public transit and encourage transit riding kids to become transit riding adults. Back when I was in high school, we were given free monthly bus passes that were valid at all times. A bus pass gives you alot more idependence than a school bus does - I could always hang out after school and go all over the city on weekends without relying on my mother to drive. And this was in Pittsburgh, mind you, which isn't exactly known for its awesome transit system.

IMGoph

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:13:05 -0500

the potential bus rules are RIDICULOUS! can we be guaranteed that a new (and hopefully democratic) administration would reverse this ruling? infringing on the private charter bus industry?!? that can easily be reworded as "corporate welfare for bus companies". what a crock.

erahk0

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:11:42 -0500

The DC Universal ID Card Program was deemed an improvement over previous plans for a DC Universal Tattoo Program. That's only because the MPD scanner couldn't read the DC Universal Tattoo barcodes.

RJ

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:11:19 -0500

Will I need a Universal ID Card to buy a gun? Forget that they are offering gun amnesty and won't enforce gun laws unless you are holding it to someone’s head…I am off to Gun World this weekend!!!!

Mike Licht

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:04:30 -0500

The DC Universal ID Card Program was deemed an improvement over previous plans for a DC Universal Tattoo Program.