In the letter, a traveler from the Washington area compared his experience on the subway with his travel on other urban transport systems in recent months.
His conclusion is: "WMATA is the worst one I have experienced in six systems since November 2016.
And it's much more expensive than any other one. ” Dear Dr.
Traffic jam: I am a long-time person on the subway, and now I travel to and from Weiler about three days a week
East Reston and fog bottom, about 9. m. and 6 p. m. I pay $5. 90 each way.
Salt Lake City: It took me two days to use the lights of the city
Railway transportation system.
The network has five or six lines that cover the metropolitan area very well with lots of sites and impressive radius (
At least 30 miles)
Near the city center.
Including services to the airport. A one-
The daily fee for the entire system is $6. 25 years old adult.
In the core area of the city center, the train is free;
An announcement was made at some point telling passengers that they would have to hold a paid ticket after the next stop.
I took at least 20 trains.
All of this is well described with clear speakers and LED display screens.
Everything arrived on time.
Depending on the line and the night, the system runs until midnight, perhaps later.
Dallas: It took me half a day to take the DART system light rail.
I'm from Dallas but left before DART was built so this is my first time on it and I'm keen to see my hometown from public transport.
The system is extensive, including trains to Fort Worth and two major airports.
The 10 or so trains I took arrived on time.
All trains were announced through the LED display and clear speakers. A one-
The daily ticket is $5.
The train system runs at least until midnight every night.
I flew back to Reagan National Airport.
My flight was delayed for more than an hour and I got there 15 minutes after the last train left Roslyn for Weiler.
The airport subway station has been closed.
There are quite a few people on my flight looking forward to taking the subway to their destination.
Mexico City: I took the subway there for a week on January.
All rides at any location, at any time cost less than 25 cents (five pesos).
The system serves 6 million passengers a day.
Trains are frequent, punctual and punctual.
Most trains are more crowded and longer than WMATA trains.
The train is at least as clean as our subway.
I rode on the MAX light rail in Portland for a day.
The train is exactly the same as the train in Dallas or Salt Lake City.
They are clean, frequent and punctual.
$5 per day for adults.
I took a two-day train in Denver last week.
In terms of the type of train, station and infoboard, it's like Portland, but the whole system costs $9 a day.
Also, the trains in Denver are occasionally late and don't seem to be that frequent.
Still, it is much better than the subway.
I arrived at Reagan National Airport station at 10. m.
Go to Reston on Tuesday.
There is no sign in the station to tell me this, but I am from the MetroHero app (dcmetrohero. com)
The Silver Line train only runs from ballerston to Weller.
I waited about 20 minutes for the Blue Line train in Roslyn.
At about 10: 35, I caught an orange train from Roslyn to Aston. m.
Fortunately, the last silver train of the day was behind us, so many of us-
Including a large group of hockey games.
I got off the Orange Line train and jumped on the last train to Weiler.
It's not bad for an hour from the National Airport to Wiehle, but the system increases the barrier to taking three trains, which makes it very dangerous.
I think the Metro will run all the way to the last Orange Line train just to help those who have to switch Ballston.
In other words, the system should create a way for Silver Line riders to get exactly the same treatment as the Silver Line system works properly. Apparently not.
David Ballard, Reston DG: I know we can talk a lot when comparing these transportation systems.
But I want to stick to two points.
First of all, I appreciate Ballard's pursuit of transportation as a means to get around these cities.
One of the difficulties in getting people to try to transit is their reluctance to cross the threshold into a new experience: learning about fares and how to pay them, and how to navigate to their destination.
The second is to pay attention to which categories this frequent public transport person has always chosen to emphasize: fare, frequency of service, on-
Time performance, reliability, ease of navigation, comfort, cleanliness.
We may discuss the differences between transportation systems, but I bet most of you will think that Ballard's customer service standard is a general benchmark for the system that people want to ride on.