DDOT executive let go over extracurriculars.

[Locke09]

Apparently the money for the D-DOT management contract isn't even staying in Michigan. It's going to Florida and New York. You give 2 million dollars to a firm in Florida, and then they subcontract to a guy in New York. How many people who aren't really directly providing a service are getting a cut of that 2 million dollars? How many more buses could be on the street for 2 million dollars?

And when are we going to stop giving people millions of dollars and then congratulating them for doing the simple subtraction that a 5th grader could do. Simply cutting routes is a no-brainer and was already being done before this management firm was brought in. What novel idea did this firm bring to the table that had everyone going "Ooooh, never thought of that! We're so lucky you came on board."

[kenp]

And when are we going to stop giving people millions of dollars and then congratulating them for doing the simple subtraction that a 5th grader could do. ."

Because we cant seem to do it here

[Locke09]

Because we cant seem to do it here

Some would say we still haven't "done it." The number of buses has been cut and the wait is longer on many routes. They promise more consistent wait times, but those times are longer than they used to be.

But hey, if you can get people accustomed to reduced service and then market it as success, because its consistently reduced - I guess that is an accomplishment.