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January 3, 2019
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New year’s resolutions
January 2, 2019If you could get a local government official to make (and keep) a new year’s resolution what would it be?
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Sun Metro’s 2017 results
December 28, 2018I was looking for the city’s 2018 comprehensive annual financial report and was only able to find the 2017 one.
I suppose that the new one will be out soon.
In the 2017 report I found this:
Sun Metro Mass Transit operating revenues decreased $676 thousand to $11.6 million primarily due to decreased revenues from fares. Ridership has slipped as lower gas prices offer alternatives for transportation. The sales tax subsidy increased $862 thousand.
Operating expenses increased $1.1 million to $80.1 million…
Fuel expense decreased $774 thousand..
Maintenance and repair decreased $985 thousand
Let’s recap
It cost $80 million to run the service. They collected $11.6 million from their customers.
They lost customers. They benefited from lower fuel prices.
Yet even after the fuel and repair savings they spend $1.1 million more.
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Brutus
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A question about the Brio bus stops
December 23, 2018Some of the readers have been pointing out the cement work done in front of the Brio bus stops.
The Brio buses stop at every red stop light.
Will they damage the roads at the stop lights? A Brio bus will stop at more stop lights during its circuit than it will at bus stops.
If they won’t then I wonder why the bus stops need special attention.
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Brutus
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Brio bus stops
December 21, 2018People have contacted me and asked why the Brio bus stops have to be special.
Actually they don’t.
The one at Mesa and Argonaut is a regular bus stop with a Brio sign.
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Brutus
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