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I wonder how good “public transport” could be if it matched the money inflows of private cars. Possibly amazing. Think customisable bus routes, cheap subsidise
by rich_sasha 5y ago
I wonder how good “public transport” could be if it matched the money inflows of private cars. Possibly amazing.
Think customisable bus routes, cheap subsidised taxis, a fast bus every small-n minutes and so on.
Clearly we won’t find out as it’s a massive sunk cost, but I think this alternative reality could be great.
Having lived in places with both amazing and terrible public transport, I understand the skeptics, but also know just how amazing public transport can be.
- tim333 5y agoIn London the cost of public transport is comparable to running a car. The end result is meh. It works ok but with the usual drawbacks.
- rich_sasha 5y agoYes, I wouldn't put London on the "great" pile. Adequate. Tube is OK for longer distance, but the friction of getting on and off is a pain. Buses have to crawl through heavy traffic and pedestrians everywhere. Warsaw in Poland IMHO has very good public transport. Reliable, timely, used to be cheap when I lived there (not sure how much it went up). Never struggled to get from A to B.
- aiisjustanif 5y agoIdk what prices you are paying.
- tim333 5y agoIt varies but a zone 1/2 annual travel pass is £1,444 presently.