Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:06:38 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Judith Newton <jnewton at ashcomp.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Portland
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

>Ah, the Z2.  It runs right past my house, on its journey from Silver
>Spring to Olney and back.  I've taken it many times.  It is one of the
>prime exhibits re: what's wrong with the public transport system in this
>area.   In 1973, when we first moved to our house, the Z2 ran every
>half-hour or so from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.  For years I
>have waited for the service to improve based on the self-evident increase
>in population around here.  Now, thirty-two years and thousands more
>people living along its route later, it runs LESS FREQUENTLY THAN
>THEN!!!!!  Don't get me started!

Judy

>Last night I took the last Z2 bus of the night (at 7:12 pm!) to a
>PRSFS meeting.  Or at least I tried to.  The bus windows were so badly
>scratched and fogged that I couldn't figure out where I was.  I got
>out thinking I had missed my stop.  Actually I was five miles short
>of my stop.  Sigh.
>
>At least I arrived only 45 minutes later than I would have.  No, I
>don't walk at seven miles per hour.  The bus doesn't get to that
>neighborhood until 15 minutes after I got off, i.e. it goes at only
>about four times walking speed.