Ridership would increase if the fleet were modern, the routes were optimized, and there were fewer times when a bus just doesn't show up or stop for you. 

A county transit sales tax increase combined with a reduction in the city earnings tax would allow us to fix all of the issues above. It would also keep us *below* comparable tax rates in our peer cities. Why we aren't voting on it now is mind-boggling. 

My hope is by the presidential cycle in 2020 we can enhance our transit plan even further, incorporating electric buses and bus lanes and BRT. As it stands, the bus system is the single largest public embarrassment this city has, and every county/SORTA/city official should feel that. They need to stop grandstanding and do something about it.