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The buses are fine. What's missing are the little screens that tell people when the bus is going to arrive. If buses arrive every fifteen minutes, and people wo
by scythe 8y ago
The buses are fine. What's missing are the little screens that tell people when the bus is going to arrive. If buses arrive every fifteen minutes, and people would be willing to wait for a bus instead of Uber if the bus will arrive in less than five minutes, then simply adding screens means 33% of people no longer hail a ride. Yes, there is NextBus, but anyone who's used NextBus knows that it often takes longer to figure out when the bus will come than it does to simply order an Uber. Adding the screen improves the user experience: you don't even have to think about whether you feel like struggling with the stupid NextBus UI, and in fact, you don't have to take out your phone at all (a huge advantage IMO).
- reaperducer 8y agoWhat's missing are the little screens that tell people when the bus is going to arrive. Chicago has these. And it's available as an app, too. I assume other cities have this, as well. It just needs to be more widespread. And somehow you have to let people who don't take the bus know that it exists.
- opportune 8y agoI believe Paris also has it
- blang 8y agoLike these? https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/travel-options/bus/rapidride/fullsize/integrated_intelligent1.jpg https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/tr... https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/travel-options/bus/rapidride.aspx https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/travel-opt...
- nine_k 8y agoI have this little screen in my pocket, it's called "mobile phone". It shows me bus arrival times in NYC pretty accurately. It showed me bus arrival times in Moscow where I recently traveled, right on the maps apps. If your city still lacks this, maybe you should let your municipal representative, or your bus company, know that you want it.