As a long-time rider, the VTA infrastructure is excellent, and the route coverage is good. It even has wifi.<p>In the short-term, if buses left and arrived on time, that would be a helpful improvement. Longer-term, ride analysis from Clipper data could optimize routes and frequencies.<p>When looking at farebox recovery numbers, remember that the bloated bureaucracy, driver salaries and pensions have to be paid from that.<p>Doubling the speed of the light rail would make it much more usable.