Arrrghh!
Turns out my favorite transit system (in the US) is, well, almost as poorly run as the state of Ohio.
The Washington Post has more:
- Metro spent $270,000 on two new window offices and a 1,440-square-foot law library that senior agency attorneys wanted.
- Metro paid more than $400,000 for a "culture change" project to teach managers to operate less like bureaucrats and more like business executives, an experiment officials now say was a bust.
- The agency's inability to control overtime has led to $100,000-plus salaries for numerous mechanics, bus drivers and train operators. (I don't have any problem with paying labor well, but this stinks when Metro's asking me to pony up more cash for each ride.)
It sucks that this will make it harder for Metro to raise money from the surrounding jurisdictions, so that poor management will likely punish riders with even more fare hikes.
The Washington Post has more:
- Metro spent $270,000 on two new window offices and a 1,440-square-foot law library that senior agency attorneys wanted.
- Metro paid more than $400,000 for a "culture change" project to teach managers to operate less like bureaucrats and more like business executives, an experiment officials now say was a bust.
- The agency's inability to control overtime has led to $100,000-plus salaries for numerous mechanics, bus drivers and train operators. (I don't have any problem with paying labor well, but this stinks when Metro's asking me to pony up more cash for each ride.)
It sucks that this will make it harder for Metro to raise money from the surrounding jurisdictions, so that poor management will likely punish riders with even more fare hikes.
posted by onlooker at 12:23 AM
1 Comments:
I see your "Arrrghh!" and raise you a "GAHHHHHH!"
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