If homeless people on buses are a problem where you live, that has nothing to do with public transport in general It has everything to do with public transport

If homeless people on buses are a problem where you live, that has nothing to do with public transport in general It has everything to do with public transportation policy. Example: VTA (Santa Clara County). They started allowing "homeless" to just hang out on a given long route bus all day, recirculating directions, so they could claim higher ridership. Of course, the real-world effect is that those people who would have used buses for legitimate transportation were displaced, and a death spiral of constantly falling legitimate ridership continues. VTA's explanations (paraphrased): 2005-2008: "oh, so many more people are employed, they can afford to drive" (or, more realistic, they need prompt, reliable transportation). 2009-2012: "oh, so many people are out if work, they don't need buses to get to work" 2013+: GO TO 2005