Another example of DART buses taking up space at Rodney Square, no route signage, creating confusion and causing other buses to have to unload passengers out in the street, while blocking traffic lanes.

I got to Rodney Square a little early, about 8:05 a.m. or so, and there were these two buses lined up on King St. almost to 10th St. Drivers missing, doors closed, no route signage. This bus with the Horizon ad finally turned on its route 19 signage, opened up for business and pulled out about 8:15.

Meanwhile, buses were pulling in behind these guys to load passengers, and were lined up all the way down the block to 11th St. Other buses were stopping in the traffic lane to unload passengers, because there was no place for them to park. As they did so, they were of course blocking traffic. If anyone wants to know why the rush hour traffic at Rodney Square is such a mess, this is a primary reason. There aren't really too many buses. But there are some drivers who pull in way too early and take up needed  curb space for to long a time. Often they leave their buses unattended while they go get coffee or whatever. They disrupt the flow of traffic in the parking lane and in the adjacent traffic lane.

 This is the bus, No 530,  that was parked on King at the corner of King and 10th St. when I arrived. When I left on the 33, over 10 minutes later, it was still there, with no driver, no route signage.

These layovers should not be permitted, especially during busy times. Surely there is somewhere else these buses could park temporarily. This is both a planning and a supervision problem, I suspect. Surely there is a solution that doesn't involve massive traffic tie-ups and lack of parking for buses trying to pull in to drop off and pick up passengers. Not to mention snarling traffic in adjacent lanes.