“All Aboard?”

 Monterey County Weekly—Sept. 25, 2025

Thank god that State Parks tried to stop this yet another wasteful project, benefiting nobody but increasing California prices of everything for everybody (“State Parks complicates plans for Monterey-Salinas Transit’s ever-evolving SURF! busway,” Sept. 11-16).

Who will be riding these buses? They will be half-empty at rush hours and empty during the rest of the day, as all other MST buses are. It would be so much cheaper to subsidize an Uber/Lyft ride for an occasional rider.

But why should [MST General Manager Carl] Sedoryk want it? He wants to build up his empire, which does not make any money, just wastefully loses money on expanding the supply for service where demand is very low. Keep just a few lines, delegate the rest to Uber/Lyft/taxis and subsidize qualified passengers.

— Jerry Juskie | Marina