As a university town with many carless students, we need a robust public transit system. I’d like to see Sen Deery fight for us at the statehouse, if he is indeed representing us to the statehouse and not the other way around.
Purdue University representatives were always very hard bargainers with CityBus. It appears that in recent years Purdue University was very demanding of CityBus services while not being fair or understanding with the community's public transportation system. It may becoming more obvious to Purdue students, particularly graduate students that Purdue University transportation officials have little understanding or care for their real needs. The Connector was a great community service, and Purdue students definitely needed it. But CityBus can't really afford to operate it without enough drivers. Purdue could have done more. It has not. Now we see who suffers.
One should wonder whether Purdue University (leadership class) has ever given much thought to good citizenship practices. This criticism dos NOT apply to faculty, staff, most graduate and undergraduate students.
Are we great yet? Purdue and Indiana in general are caving to for-profit companies over regional city services. We are fortunate in Lafayette to still have a lot of control to serve the greater good. But everything is moving downward, eventually to be gone. This national administration has made lots of cuts to regional services, and Purdue is great at acquiescence so far.
I need an "explain it like I'm 5" on why we're short on budgets because of property tax caps. As housing gets more expensive, the share of property taxes owed also goes up. In 2020 we paid $3050 in property taxes whereas in 2025 our share is now, $4300. I know there is inflation but why are so many government agencies facing a shortfall when the overall valuation of real estate keeps going up?
Indiana changed the way it taxes owners of large rental properties a couple of years ago. Of course they cut taxes for them. This has led to cuts to education as well as public transportation.
I believe homeowners, particularly mid-priced homes, pay a disproportionately large amount of the overall tax bill. Politicians listen to rich people and corporations more than they listen to average workers.
A state that cared about its citizens would fully fund public transportation. Just as a country that cared about its citizens would fully fund the Post Office.
As a university town with many carless students, we need a robust public transit system. I’d like to see Sen Deery fight for us at the statehouse, if he is indeed representing us to the statehouse and not the other way around.
He is only interested in using Purdue to show what a good lion tamer he is.
Now I'm stuck on lyin' as a homophone. Comment abort!
Purdue University representatives were always very hard bargainers with CityBus. It appears that in recent years Purdue University was very demanding of CityBus services while not being fair or understanding with the community's public transportation system. It may becoming more obvious to Purdue students, particularly graduate students that Purdue University transportation officials have little understanding or care for their real needs. The Connector was a great community service, and Purdue students definitely needed it. But CityBus can't really afford to operate it without enough drivers. Purdue could have done more. It has not. Now we see who suffers.
It's almost as if Purdue University only cares about the University and not the community with which it resides.
One should wonder whether Purdue University (leadership class) has ever given much thought to good citizenship practices. This criticism dos NOT apply to faculty, staff, most graduate and undergraduate students.
Are we great yet? Purdue and Indiana in general are caving to for-profit companies over regional city services. We are fortunate in Lafayette to still have a lot of control to serve the greater good. But everything is moving downward, eventually to be gone. This national administration has made lots of cuts to regional services, and Purdue is great at acquiescence so far.
To be fair, those in power in our own statehouse have also contributed to these problems.
Purdue's decision to not financially invest in the CityBus public transit system shows how little Purdue cares for the Greater Lafayette community.
I need an "explain it like I'm 5" on why we're short on budgets because of property tax caps. As housing gets more expensive, the share of property taxes owed also goes up. In 2020 we paid $3050 in property taxes whereas in 2025 our share is now, $4300. I know there is inflation but why are so many government agencies facing a shortfall when the overall valuation of real estate keeps going up?
Indiana changed the way it taxes owners of large rental properties a couple of years ago. Of course they cut taxes for them. This has led to cuts to education as well as public transportation.
I believe homeowners, particularly mid-priced homes, pay a disproportionately large amount of the overall tax bill. Politicians listen to rich people and corporations more than they listen to average workers.
A state that cared about its citizens would fully fund public transportation. Just as a country that cared about its citizens would fully fund the Post Office.
Sad to see the old Wabash Trolley Line go like this.