Bob Groves
Bob Groves
face light rail sexier
Let's face it, I think light rail is much sexier than buses.
although light open tunnel view
The Wabash Tunnel has only been open for 16 months, and although the usage is light and we would like it to be more, we view it as being long-term.
alive attitude days lose positive stay tough
It was tough to stay alive even before the fire. You've got to keep a positive attitude or you'll lose it. Some days you don't think you'll make it.
believe continue county hope project support
We believe this is an important project for the region, and we hope the county will continue its support of it.
numbers people quite stations waiting
We've had hundreds of people waiting at stations but we just don't have enough room. We're doing everything we can ... but the numbers are just quite heavy.
arena bus downtown headed late minutes routes virtually
Virtually every bus headed Downtown was affected. Some routes were 45 or more minutes late because of the arena event.
feet few move until
Usually what we do is 'jog' the car, manually move it a few feet at a time, until it's in the station. We could not do that this time. ... That's very unusual.
december dedicated funding funds literally run situation solution transit unless year
One year from now, in December of '06, unless there's a funding solution for more dedicated funds for transit statewide, we will literally run out of money. That's the situation we're in.
tonight
Tonight is going to be like a big reunion.
bumps goose
I've got goose bumps up my back. Big time.
builds burma naturally reading shave start
It kind of builds on the Burma Shave concept. When you start reading them, naturally you want to get to the end of the rhyme.
against buses disagree kinds lifts mechanical wheelchair
We respectfully disagree with the court's decision. We do not feel we ever intentionally discriminated against this individual. Wheelchair lifts -- even the kinds on low-floor buses -- they are mechanical devices, and they do sometimes fail.
asking calling capacity extra morning shift stay
We're getting crushed. We're calling in extra operators, asking the morning shift to stay overtime, doing everything we can. It's a capacity issue.
broke car extended fire glass ladder people truck walking
They had a fire truck ladder extended to the car and broke the glass in the car. They started walking each of these people one by one down the ladder from the car.