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For long distance train journeys, you could have named tickets in that scenario. No squatting. For city trams, subways and buses, it is simply first come (to t
by iknowstuff 7y ago
For long distance train journeys, you could have named tickets in that scenario. No squatting.
For city trams, subways and buses, it is simply first come (to the stop) first served. The solution is to expand capacity, as the economy is helped when large amounts of people are moved efficiently across the city.
- closeparen 7y agoIt's in the nature of public transit to have hard capacity plateaus that take half-century capital projects to break through. You do need a plan for the next few decades.
- CaptainZapp 7y agoYou do need a plan for the next few decades. Which is exactly what successfully managed cities do. There's usually something like a master plan that outlines the greater strategy for the next 20 years, or so. Of course there's no expectation that it will be exactly implemented as planned, but is immensely helpful as a general outline and to define the overall strategy of where a city is going with things like housing, population, public and non-public transit, etc.
- ElFitz 7y agoOr that it will exactly have the expected impact (see roads projects, traffic jams and induced demand)
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- isostatic 7y agoLong distance trains in the Uk come with free reservations. These are usually ignored, people pay for a flexible ticket (when the train runs very 20 minutes why would you want to tie yourself to a specific one) Or will you ration by saying that one person can only book one train a day?
- lovemenot 7y agoI am British and I share your preferences. But they are not universal. In Japan, shinkansen offers reserved seating at about 25% price premium. Even on services that run more frequently than every 20 minutes more people prefer to pay to reduce the risk of standing. Which risk seems to be predictably low with few exceptions.
- michaelt 7y agoFor long distance train journeys, you could have named tickets in that scenario. All-reservation trains exacerbate the problems of "My first train was late, so I missed my connection" and "The train I booked was cancelled" Unless you can eliminate late and cancelled trains, which would of course be great.
- distances 7y ago> All-reservation trains exacerbate the problems of "My first train was late, so I missed my connection" and "The train I booked was cancelled" The European train companies I know of are responsible for fulfilling combined ticket trips that are purchased as a single journey. If the first train is late, either the next one waits or they'll have to provide another transportation. I've had a taxi ride home on the train company's expense when train was late and the last connecting train left already.
- isostatic 7y agoSure, however lets assume your train runs hourly Your itinerary is 0930-1000 from A to B, and 1030-1230 from B to D via C. You have a reserved seat on the 0930 and 1030, but the 0930 runs 40 minutes late and gets in at 10:40. So you try to get the 1130. Except there's no seats available from B to D because someone has reserved the seats between C and D. The train pulls out empty from B, and you have to wait for the next train with seat available (1630) Meanwhile the train gets to C, and people haven't turned up for their journey (reservations are free). Half empty train runs from C to D. Reservation only trains are a terrible idea. Imagine the chaos if the journey was free too. I'm going to London tomorrow, I'd book 5 different trains depending on what time I get up.
- vonmoltke 7y agoIt also significantly reduces flexibility. I can get on any NJTransit train on my line into or out if New York. I don't have to worry about making a specific train to get to or from the city. At least a few times a month that flexibility is important.