* Chile - Transantiago Buses bad, Metro not much better
Santiago,Chile -The Santiago Times (subscription) -March 20, 2007: -- More than 120 protests have taken place since the new Transantiago public transport system came into place over 40 days ago, with riots occurring this weekend in Villa Francia and Cerro Navia... Transport Minister Sergio Bitar sought to pacify Santiago’s citizens by extending 73 bus routes and introducing 300 more buses, but Santiaguinians are still unhappy... On Monday, Metro executive Jorge Cornejo was attacked by angry passengers at La Cisterna, after the station was temporarily shut due to overcrowding... Protests against the Transantiago have not generally been violent – but residents of Chile’s capital are certainly making their views heard. Most of the complaints are directed at the infrequency and in some cases the total absence of buses in the new system...
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