Demonstrations opposed to employee shuttle buses such as Google frequently occur, to collect usage fees for bus stops

ByBradleypjohnson

In San Francisco Silicon Valley where a lot of IT companies gather, companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook, etc. operate a shuttle bus for picking up employees. However, due to the influx of rapidly entering IT companies, the prices of prices and land soared in San Francisco. Demos are taking place from local residents, and in December 2013 there is also a case in which the glass shuttle bus of Google is broken. Operation of the shuttle bus in Silicon Valley is a problem,SFMTA(San Francisco Municipal Transport Bureau) has decided to implement a pilot program to charge a bus stop in the city against a shuttle bus such as Google.

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Google has long beenEnhancement of welfare benefits for employeesI am aiming for. The shuttle bus is equipped with Wi-Fi, the number of employees commuting by car from a distance decreases, it is possible to reduce carbon dioxide emissions,Approximately 4,500 people use on a dayIt has gained popularity as much as employees. In addition to a free shuttle bus, we are also experimenting with a free ferry service for employees on a trial basis.


As Google and other IT companies started to operate the shuttle buses, a large number of employees were able to live in San Francisco, and prices and prices of land soared as the population rapidly increased. Citizens have demonstrations that interfere with shuttle bus traveling one after another, and Google is being forced to take measures such as placing security guards at the bus stop.

ByCjmartin

In response to this, SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Bureau) started a pilot program to collect 1 dollar (about 102 yen) every time a shuttle bus such as Google, Apple, Facebook stops at 200 bus stops in the city Announced to announce. The program was held from July 2014 for 18 months,A total of about 1.5 million dollars (about 153 million yen) will be collected feeHowever, it is said that SFMTA will devote the whole amount to the operating expenses of the program.

The City of San Francisco officially permits the use of the bus stop in exchange for the fee collection, suppressing the resilience of the residents, and it is also expected that the traffic congestion which was one of the causes of the shuttle bus is relieved, but from the citizen "The technology industry privatizes public transportation facilities" and "We should collect the same amount as public buses instead of one dollar (about 102 yen)".