> It's chicken and egg. Public transit needs ridership to get better. It won't get ridership until it's better. This is why I'm really happy to see in my area

> It's chicken and egg. Public transit needs ridership to get better. It won't get ridership until it's better. This is why I'm really happy to see in my area two towns are putting in a rapid transit bus system between all the major hubs (two malls, a downtown, regional transport, and two universities) and the universities are getting all students, faculty, and staff plus families passes. These passes will also cover regional transit (mostly useful to get to the airport). There is enough incentive in all of this for a massive influx of people to use public transit and make it a way of life (the universities signed 10 year contracts) such that I hope the way of life will have sticking power if they don't renew the contracts.