Comments on: Report: McGinn to Place O’Brien on ST Board http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/ Transit in the Greater Seattle Area Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: reality based commute http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83951 reality based commute Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:32:41 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83951 Technically your headline is misleading. King County Executive Dow Constantine chooses who will be on the board, not Mike McGinn. The only requirement is that one member be from the largest city, but Seattle has usually had two.
Technically your headline is misleading. King County Executive Dow Constantine chooses who will be on the board, not Mike McGinn. The only requirement is that one member be from the largest city, but Seattle has usually had two.

]]> By: Chris Stefan http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83569 Chris Stefan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:38 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83569 Can Link Control put messages on the onboard reader boards? Do they have PA capability like Metro does for the buses?
Can Link Control put messages on the onboard reader boards? Do they have PA capability like Metro does for the buses?

]]> By: Jerry Gargiglio http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83568 Jerry Gargiglio Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:21 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83568 no idea what the jam was caused by... train, northbound, just slowed to a stop right before stadium station. sat there for about 10 minutes with the "traffic ahead" announcement ringing repeatedly. eventually, operator comes on and says he'll be pulling into stadium station so everyone can transfer to a bus. 5 more minutes went by, and eventually an outbound train pulls into the center siding/switchover, then we crept to the platform. there were at least two more trains backed up behind mine.
no idea what the jam was caused by… train, northbound, just slowed to a stop right before stadium station. sat there for about 10 minutes with the “traffic ahead” announcement ringing repeatedly. eventually, operator comes on and says he’ll be pulling into stadium station so everyone can transfer to a bus. 5 more minutes went by, and eventually an outbound train pulls into the center siding/switchover, then we crept to the platform. there were at least two more trains backed up behind mine.

]]> By: Ben Schiendelman http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83556 Ben Schiendelman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:02 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83556 It's going to be a while, but ST has a consultant planning for a site redesign, and I think that's one of the issues being looked at closely. When the electronic readerboards are working, those should also be able to provide delay information to those waiting at stations, but that won't fix things for people already onboard. Do you know how long the jamup was? And where were you?
It’s going to be a while, but ST has a consultant planning for a site redesign, and I think that’s one of the issues being looked at closely.

When the electronic readerboards are working, those should also be able to provide delay information to those waiting at stations, but that won’t fix things for people already onboard.

Do you know how long the jamup was? And where were you?

]]> By: Jerry Gargiglio http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83531 Jerry Gargiglio Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:39 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83531 anybody get jammed up on light rail this morning? nothing on ST's site about delays...lame.
anybody get jammed up on light rail this morning? nothing on ST’s site about delays…lame.

]]> By: joshuadf http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83493 joshuadf Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:40 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83493 Very good move. McGinn will have his hands full getting up to speed. Also allows O'Brien another opportunity to work closely with Conlin.
Very good move. McGinn will have his hands full getting up to speed. Also allows O’Brien another opportunity to work closely with Conlin.

]]> By: Mike Skehan http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/20/report-mcginn-to-place-obrien-on-st-board/#comment-83478 Mike Skehan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:43 +0000 http://seattletransitblog.com/?p=9972#comment-83478 Proud to be Irish. Two kegs in every garage, please.
Proud to be Irish. Two kegs in every garage, please.

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