Word from Transit is their concern that the demise of Transit TV will leave Transit but 'no choice' except to find a substitute system. As a bus rider, I have a better idea.
Dear Drivers
One bus driver on Route 15 announces all the stops. It is a pleasure to hear his voice and it gives him a commanding presence that is reassuring about the service as a whole. Why we needed Transit TV was that Transit management gave up on its efforts to get drivers to announce bus stops.
They might have thought that TTV filled the bill, but it does not. It announced only major stops, skipping the dark corners one can barely discern from inside the bus. Dark corners are the corners the rider needs to get right.
Drivers, please spare us another version of TTV and call the stops, all of them.
Your riders have gone to bat for you against the cuts, against the fare increases that would reduce your hours. We need you on this one. Shout the stops. We'll thank you.