I've been using the Charlottesville buses for 16 years. I have been attacked at bus stops continuously and on the bus. They was one year I was even attacked by a bus driver.
Tonight was the last straw for me. I was at the bus stop at Fashion Square mall. A 6 foot guy in a red shirt and afro go close to me. I was standing against the wall and had my headphones on. I started to get defensive with what I had with me. I just wanted to be left alone. He started going off calling me the "N" to another guy near by. I got on my transfer bus to get home and took my seat. He continued to be a problem. While trying to get a mask. I started screaming "you started this! I was minding my own business outside! Shut up or I will call the police and you won't make it off this bus!" Many people on the bus over heard. The bus driver shouted "if you two are going to be a problem you both can get off the bus!" I sat there and put my headphones back on. I kept my phone open with the police phone on the screen. Two Spanish women were sitting behind me over looking.
Do I recommend using the Charlottesville bus? No! They couldn't even handle the Covid situation properly. The staff can't even handle situations. So what was going to happen. I was going to get thrown off the bus? When I sat down quietly. While some else continued to be a problem and that started an issue before the bus pulled up. The bus is the main way I get around. I don't fear threats from the bus drivers. Because that is what lawsuits are for.
Also the bus in Charlottesville is always on delays. They no longer have a working scheduling system. All the bus stops has no schedules. The bus app is shut down, along with their social media. To even where the downtown bus station in closed. There is simply no way to get updates on the buses around town. They abandoned the people of the town. Leaving people with nothing but bus delays. And no way to get around. I find myself walking more than taking the buses around. Because I know they will never find a solution to the problem. When they are the problem themselves. Just like the dumpster fire of a town Charlottesville is.
Leaving you to encounter all sorts of problems. From the How much people harassing you that hang out at the bus stops. To the homicidal person/people I just encountered tonight. The people at the Bus department would give nothing but excuses to make it seem like they are handling the situations.
When it comes down to it the people of this town. And the Charlottesville bus system. Are nothing but a danger to others. read more