For sure, but it's a matter of investment priorities too. Operating fleets of buses, especially if you need enough to cover a city that sprawls all over like Ch

For sure, but it's a matter of investment priorities too. Operating fleets of buses, especially if you need enough to cover a city that sprawls all over like Charlotte does, is expensive. And it's not like much of that expense will be recouped in fares if we want it to be priced reasonably. Meanwhile car ownership is still relatively affordable - even people working on minimum wage usually have a car. And once people are already paying for that car, they aren't going to want to spend extra money on a bus, no matter how nice they make bus service. The new light rail service though is starting to change things though. I've noticed more young professionals and college students who are open to using the light rail and ride shares for their travels, regardless of whether they already own a car, due to convenience and it's ability to get through traffic faster.