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Two comments: 1. Something between taxis and buses could theoretically be viable. 2. Many cities already have rush hour fees on public transportation (or equi

Two comments: 1. Something between taxis and buses could theoretically be viable. 2. Many cities already have rush hour fees on public transportation (or equivalently discounts for off-peak passes) so some price differentiation in bus lines seems possible.

seszett 9y ago
> 2. Many cities already have rush hour fees on public transportation (or equivalently discounts for off-peak passes) so some price differentiation in bus lines seems possible. I have never seen that anywhere in Europe or Canada, does that mean there are two different tickets with different prices, and you have to have both if don't know exactly when you're going to take your bus? Also, I wonder how it works with a monthly or yearly pass.
- fishnchips 9y ago
  FWIW Thameslink does it in the U.K. for one-way tickets.
- snowAbstraction 9y ago
  In the Twin Cites in Minnesota, USA https://www.metrotransit.org/fares-passes https://www.metrotransit.org/fares-passes has rush hours surcharge for most buses and light rail as well as more expensive express buses.
- wastedhours 9y ago
  I've seen it in a few places, and it's common on the London Underground where you have a peak/off-peak fare - you're charged for pay as you go and it's your responsibility to know which fare you're going to be charged for the journey. It's also common on the trains, where most have a peak price (usually only in the morning). For season tickets (monthly, yearly), all fares are usually included (i.e. your pass allows you to travel any time, very rare to find an "off peak only" seasonal pass, although some people, like OAPs have them).
  - yellowsir 9y ago
    imo: this makes no sence, soudn't their be rushour discounts, so cities have more space without all the cars arround?
    - seszett 9y ago
      It makes sense in large European cities because people won't take their car (if they even have one) because transit is more expensive during rush hour, instead they will try to adjust the time they use transit. And yeah, to answer GP I had forgotten that London has such a system that makes it quite easy to implement different fares for off-peak travel, I'm more used to places with fixed fares.
- CaptainZapp 9y ago
  You can get a whole day pass for^the entire canton of Zurich for about half price. Provided you don't start your journey before 9am.
radarsat1 9y ago
> 1. Something between taxis and buses could theoretically be viable. Very common in South America, it's called collectivo and it's awesome. It's basically very inexpensive, shared taxis that have pre-determined routes. But you can talk to the driver and he might go off his route a bit if it's not too inconvenient.
- jgowdy 9y ago
  And it starts with “co”

seszett 9y ago

> 2. Many cities already have rush hour fees on public transportation (or equivalently discounts for off-peak passes) so some price differentiation in bus lines seems possible. I have never seen that anywhere in Europe or Canada, does that mean there are two different tickets with different prices, and you have to have both if don't know exactly when you're going to take your bus? Also, I wonder how it works with a monthly or yearly pass.

fishnchips 9y ago
FWIW Thameslink does it in the U.K. for one-way tickets.
snowAbstraction 9y ago
In the Twin Cites in Minnesota, USA https://www.metrotransit.org/fares-passes https://www.metrotransit.org/fares-passes has rush hours surcharge for most buses and light rail as well as more expensive express buses.
wastedhours 9y ago
I've seen it in a few places, and it's common on the London Underground where you have a peak/off-peak fare - you're charged for pay as you go and it's your responsibility to know which fare you're going to be charged for the journey. It's also common on the trains, where most have a peak price (usually only in the morning). For season tickets (monthly, yearly), all fares are usually included (i.e. your pass allows you to travel any time, very rare to find an "off peak only" seasonal pass, although some people, like OAPs have them).
- yellowsir 9y ago
  imo: this makes no sence, soudn't their be rushour discounts, so cities have more space without all the cars arround?
  - seszett 9y ago
    It makes sense in large European cities because people won't take their car (if they even have one) because transit is more expensive during rush hour, instead they will try to adjust the time they use transit. And yeah, to answer GP I had forgotten that London has such a system that makes it quite easy to implement different fares for off-peak travel, I'm more used to places with fixed fares.
CaptainZapp 9y ago
You can get a whole day pass for^the entire canton of Zurich for about half price. Provided you don't start your journey before 9am.

radarsat1 9y ago

> 1. Something between taxis and buses could theoretically be viable. Very common in South America, it's called collectivo and it's awesome. It's basically very inexpensive, shared taxis that have pre-determined routes. But you can talk to the driver and he might go off his route a bit if it's not too inconvenient.

jgowdy 9y ago
And it starts with “co”