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People just want to get from A to B as quickly and painlessly as possible. Maybe the public sector should take the hint and come out with their own ridesharing

• bluGill 5y ago
  They already have it. What they need is to take the hint and make the local bus system useful. It shouldn't be more than 10 minutes from when you get to the bus stop until a bus arrives. The bus should go a straight line. This can be either the downtown transfer point, or a grid - either with timed transfers so that when you arrive at a transfer you get on the other bus just before it leaves, or if you are continuing on you don't wait very long. Either way, a bus system can do much better than most do.
  • swebs 5y ago
    No, it doesn't compare at all. There is no bus line that goes straight from the bar to my apartment. Hell, after 11:00PM, there are barely any bus lines running at all due to low ridership at that hour. And this is in a major European city. It just doesn't make sense to run a bus when it will only have 1 or 2 riders throughout its route. That's why it makes sense to have an individual car service. That's why taxis/Uber are doing so well.
    • bluGill 5y ago
      In the middle of the night it makes sense to not run buses/trains and just a dial-a-ride. It will not make money, but the peace of mind for the few times you need it is worth it. Transfers should be normal. We need to make them quick and easy.