Hudson Link buses now drive on Main, Hamilton and Martine, almost always empty.

White Plains decision makers must be beyond shame and embarrassment. What the heck can they even pretend is the benefit to White Plains?

The county executive and county legislators have been doing this for years about their ridiculous Bee-Line bus system that pretty much all of them and their primary constituents avoid like the plague. The county website claims 30 million passengers per year for its $115 million spent per year. Name them. Has any county legislator ever looked into the efficiency of this bus system? Any county executive? Any local media? Ever?

Then there's the regional buses, also with almost no passengers.

One thing these huge buses and private cars have in common: hardly any passengers. What an incredible waste of resources.

How many people pay $30,000 for a personal car only to leave it parked at the train station for ten hours a day, five days a week. And that's probably less wasteful that the various buses. And supporting this are government funds for road maintenance and the ugly and ubiquitous parking garages, which can never have enough spaces.

Three posts on pedestrian safety resent to Common Council because they never acted.

White Plains needs a Pedestrian Commissioner. Sunday, June 13, 2010

White Plains needs a Pedestrian Commissioner, part II Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Pedestrians endangered by cars diagonally crossing multiple lanes at intersections. Saturday, January 12, 2019

Link to all posts about pedestrians.

Bee-Line county bus system: can it be cost justified?

from:		Ken
to:		beeline@westchestergov.com
cc:		George Latimer , Alfreda Williams , Benjamin Boykin
date:		Feb 6, 2019, 7:23 PM
subject:		White Plains, NY: $115 million for the Bee-Line county bus system in 2018.

https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/2018/05/115-million-for-bee-line-county-bus.html

There's no way this system is cost justified, especially with the county $22 million over budget.

You simply keep "30 million passengers" on your website. Name them.

https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/2018/03/i-was-only-passenger-on-bee-line-63-on.html

https://white-plains-ny.blogspot.com/2016/07/ralph-kramden-for-county-executive.html

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Spanish city banned cars.

Common Council members represent the people who live in the houses on their street, who only want it to be convenient to drive into and park in downtown White Plains.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/18/paradise-life-spanish-city-banned-cars-pontevedra?CMP=fb_gu&fbclid=IwAR1rQloddBekeNeWrYKyMma9RIB4tWvUEdB_PZDgd0viofaKxdaB9ErdUqs

Hudson Link bus has a passenger!

Spotted a couple of weeks ago. That's one passenger observed after months of "service" in downtown White Plains on a Hudson Link bus, you know, that boondoggle that all elected and appointed officials are ignoring. They've been notified but are unresponsive.

ShopRite downtown has gotten even worse.

Another message sent today to ShopRite through its website:

Your store drop down list above is ridiculous.

Your White Plains store is terrible. You treat it as an inner city store. You have ice cream with expired date, which is almost impossible considering how far into the future manufacturers date their products.

Express checkout is the worst of any store in recent memory. The register system fails often, you do not have maximum items or credit card only; basic stuff. Many checkout stations but most are not used. Main isles are filled with impulse junk. It's a mess with no adult supervision apparent.
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ShopRite: food dates not the most recent. Friday, February 9, 2018

Message just sent about:

ShopRite of White Plains
13 City Place
White Plains, New York 10601

(914) 539 - 4500

through the ShopRite online form at http://www.shoprite.com/contact-us-form-email/

Needs adult supervision. Lots of checkout stations but never even half with an employee, half of whom are always standing around...
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