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I am getting more and more disapointed by all these incentives to take public transportation that can only think about making them cheaper or try to make them f
by tomjen3 5y ago
I am getting more and more disapointed by all these incentives to take public transportation that can only think about making them cheaper or try to make them faster to compete with cars.
It is time that we consider other ideas.
I would like to recommend one of the best Ted talks https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_.... It is not specifically about public transportation, but about the larger question of what is value - and has a great example of how to apply it to public transportation.
- 0-_-0 5y agoExcellent TED talk!
- pornel 5y agoIn dense cities public transport often already is faster than a car. For example, average car speed in London is 8 to 12mph. It's not hard to beat that, even with an e-bike. https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/19767 https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/19767 Another aspect is that moving people to public transport itself is the way to make it faster. Cars are an incredibly inefficient way of using road space, so fewer cars on the road leave more space for more efficient transport modes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Road_Space_Requirements.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Road_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Passenger_Capacity_of_different_Transport_Modes.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Passe...