Having lived in the area, there are three basic issues that cannot be overcome:
1. No mayor, no governor, and no federal authority overseeing the mess. It’s an executive manager of sorts, with a committee, but practically impossible to fire.
2. The drivers, mechanics, and operations people, that all came after the original crew....got inside info on how to get hired, and there’s suspicion that half of them are not mentally alert enough to do their job.
3. Three separate states/districts oversee the mess with their funding.
I agree based on my observation. I also question how mentally alert Metro workers are. There’s just something about them which doesn’t add up. It is like they are openly doing just the bare minimum to get by. And don’t care if the public sees them slacking off. Such job attitudes can be deadly in an emergency.