Tuesday, June 22, 2021

MY REPLY LETTER TODAY TO AUSTIN, TEXAS-BASED CAP METRO BUS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SANDRA WILLIAMS


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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 05:33:42 PM CDT
Subject: Re: Pls fix departures board Rundberg stn n.lamar

To: Sondra Williams, Contact Supervisor for Cap Metro bus service in Austin, Texas.

June 22, 2021

Dear Ms. Williams,

Thank you for your follow-up reply letter (below) that you sent me today. Your letter cites a "global silicone shortage" as one of the reasons for Cap Metro's multi-month delay in replacing an out-of-order and badly shattered electronic departures-times board at a Cap Metro bus stop along the western side of North Lamar Boulevard, about one block north of West Rundberg Lane in north Austin. The most recent date of service cited on that sign board, as the attached photo I sent you clearly stated, is April 22, 2021---two months ago.

Please let me know as soon as your electronic departures-listings board is replaced and states the correct date and currently applicable expected departure times for bus passengers.

I feel sure that many thousands of Cap Metro bus passengers who live in my current section of Austin will be very grateful when that repair work is completed.

Best Wishes,

John Kevin McMillan, a year-round passenger on Cap Metro buses here in Austin.
My home phone: (512) 342-2295.
My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.
My home address: Pebble Creek Apartments, 8805 North Plaza Drive, Building 17, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753.


John Kevin McMillan


On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 12:25:16 PM CDT, Customer Service <customer.service@capmetro.org> wrote:


Mr. McMillan,

You are so very welcome. I have spoken with our IT Team, and this is what I was told:

“Due to the global silicone shortage and delays in the supply chain caused by COVID-19, the vendor who manufactures and repairs our signs has been experiencing significant delays in acquiring some components for the signs. We have had several signs damaged by vandalism throughout the system and are working to replace them as soon as we are able to.

We are expecting spare signs and parts to replace all the damaged signs within the next 30 days.”

While we understand those signs assist our customers with providing schedules for the routes servicing this location, we are doing our best to get this location and locations fixed as soon as we can. If there are anymore updates, I will notify you via this email chain.

Have a safe and wonderful day and thank you for riding Capital Metro.

 

Capital Metro

Sondra Williams​

Contact Center Supervisor

O:

512-474-1200

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customer.service@capmetro.org

A: 

2910 E 5th Street, Austin, TX 78702

W: www.capmetro.org

 

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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:17 PM
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Subject: Re: Pls fix departures board Rundberg stn n.lamar

 

June 19, 2021

Dear Austin-based Cap Metro Mass Transit Service Contact Center Supervisor Sondra Williams,

 Thank you for your prompt reply note (below) to me about this very alarming longstanding problem at the cited heavily-trafficked bus stop along North Lamar Boulevard in northeast Austin. The cited bus stop is located a matter of yards from the property of a McDonald's-chain fast-food restaurant situated north of the bus stop and along that same street.  A portion of the parking lot for an H.E.B.-chain supermarket is located a matter of feet west of the cited bus stop.

 Please send me a follow-up note as soon as possible after the problem has been corrected.

 I hope to hear from you soon.

 With Friendly Best Wishes,

year-round Cap Metro bus service passenger John Kevin McMillan of northeast Austin (I reside in the District 4 section of Austin) in Travis County, Texas.

My home phone: (512) 342-2295.

My cell phone: (512) 993-7305.

My rental-home address: Pebble Creek Apartments, 8805 North Plaza Drive, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753.

 On Saturday, June 12, 2021, 09:56:54 AM CDT, Customer Service <customer.service@capmetro.org> wrote:

 Mr. McMillan,

 Thank you for contacting Capital Metro and reporting the damage to our e-Paper sign at the southbound Rundberg Station. The issue has been reported to the appropriate department for further investigation.

 The incident number for your report is INC0063263.

 Thank you,

 

Capital Metro

Sondra Williams​

Contact Center Supervisor

O:

512-474-1200

E: 

customer.service@capmetro.org

A: 

2910 E 5th Street, Austin, TX 78702

W: www.capmetro.org

 

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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:32 AM
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Subject: Pls fix departures board Rundberg stn n.lamar

 


This busted and out of order Cap Metro departures board has been like this for months. Please address this problem ASAP. Thank you, year-round Cap Metro passenger John Kevin McMillan of District 4 section of Austin, Texas  My home phone: (512) 342-2295

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