I applaud Jeff Jared’s politically incorrect, yet practical and common-sense suggestions to enhance citizen mobility throughout King County.

Over many months, I have observed a minimum of five Metro Access busses pass by my house daily, with never more than one passenger.

When, on one particularly warm August day, I observed a Metro Access driver pull into a shady spot for a 30-minute nap, I sent an inquiry to Metro Transit inquiring about the Access program and suggesting that they consider the economics of replacing these Access busses with taxi services.

Assuming this service is essential (which, given the non-response, I can only assume), even the fares charged to the county by independent taxi operators would seem to be less costly than operating a fleet of busses to transport single passengers.

Silly me – not only did I not get the expected defensive response, I never received any response.

This causes me to question not only the value to the King County taxpayers of the Access service but, also the cost to the taxpayer of the creation and maintenance of a Web site that they either choose to ignore or to refuse to acknowledge citizens’ request for information.

One would think that if this service is, in fact, essential and cost-effective, one would expect Metro to be eager provide a response to a simple inquiry.

Mike Main, Kirkland