Saturday, September 15, 2012

Where are we really headed with the Public Transportation Sector?

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5 comments:

Better Days Ahead said...

the Answer is simply just copy the bus service system of Barbados.. that s it .. barbados has both a gov and public/private sector bus system .. the gov in st lucia can do teh same.. partner with private investors in bringing to the island bigger buses in a 3 tier system... the N-route[gros islet]. W-route[soufriere]
E-route[micoud/v.fort]...so along the North,East,West highways we would have on those routes bigger buses..

there is plenty of room for mini bus drivers..mini-buses can do shuttle drives inland and into various communities.. there is plenty of money to make if we adopt this new way of transportation of passengers.. WE CAN EVEN LOOK AT TAXI BOAT SERVICE ALONG THE WEST COAST IN PARTICULAR...
BOTH THE SLP & UWP have been major disappointments when it comes to modernizing our bus system .. up to now we dont even have proper bus terminals... imagine that in 2012.. where as barbados has had their bus system since in the 1960's..imagine that also

September 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM
armchair anonymous said...

If from the 1960's / 1970's the government had introduced a proper bus system, we would not in the situation we are in today!!

I am in total agreement with "Better Days Ahead" (above) that the minibuses can do shuttle drives inland, etc, and leave the major roadways for a systemised bus system - with a bus terminal.

The Gardens serve no real purpose anymore - this is a perfect location for a proper government island run bus service.

September 16, 2012 at 11:39 PM
James Samuel said...

The public transportation needs to be governed by an independent body or by government itself. It should not be governed by the drivers themselves, who will operate at their own time and shut down when they feel like it. As a result the public is left standing in no man's land because there is no standard system. Commuters are practically lost with no idea of when a bus will be coming or if buses are still operating, leaving late night commuters abandoned or neglected by lack of a system of operation. Government must step up its role by controlling and providing the expertise needed to have an efficient and functional bus service system.

September 17, 2012 at 1:39 AM
Anonymous said...

I saw absolutely no realistic concern for cost. Boy what a bunch of dreamers!

Didn't say what types of system would serve what types of needs.

Just throw in bus units I guess. All of you people are a bunch of jokers.

If you cannot get government ministers to run their ministries properly, do you think that they can do much better than the foolishness that makes up all of the above?

September 17, 2012 at 7:14 PM
Anonymous said...

In Barbados, public transport is under fire and under scrutiny by the IMF. As their economy is now under pressure, there are huge question marks about the level of subsidy needed to keep the price of the rides where they are now. There is a view to its removal.

Lucians love to talk out of their hats without relevant and reliable data that can confidently back their ideas.

Almost every writer in the press and almost all the so-called politicians in this country, just blurt out thoughtlessly, whatever nonsense comes to mind without the least concern for facts to back up, what up to now is so much hot air.

September 21, 2012 at 5:10 AM

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