We borrowed that headline from last weeks Slow Lane column in the Weekend Financial Times. In the column, Slow Lane tells us that oftentimes our rage is directed at those who had very little to do with the actual problem, citing train operators on underfunded rail networks as those who sometimes unfairly bear the brunt of the rage of commuters.
DCist agrees that train and bus drivers are not always to blame for our commuting problems, but blame can often be found with the unseen officials in the hierarchy above.
As you already know, DCist regularly notes failures in transit service. While were sure we may sound like a broken record, failures we encountered this morning were particularly ominous, for it came at the confluence of WMATAs shortcomings and the Districts deterioration.
After waiting 35 minutes for a 90/92 bus that is supposed to come much more frequently, a 92 bus was making the final leg of its trip approaching the Soviet Giant terminal stop, it inched up to the intersection of Newark Street and Wisconsin Avenue at 9:55 a.m., when the traffic signal went haywire. It went from green, to red, to blinking red, back to green and then to red all in the matter of 30 seconds and then corrected itself. (DDOT, please take note.) Cars proceeding through the intersection were confused, rightfully so. It was a perfect symbol of the Districts transportation funding shortfall. (Waiting for the 90/92 bus, we also watched six bunched-up 30-series buses go by in about 10 minutes.)
