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> […] considering the transit with the lowest capital investment, the bus, is also benefited by car oriented development like a road network with more connectio
by throw0101c 4y ago
> […] considering the transit with the lowest capital investment, the bus, is also benefited by car oriented development like a road network with more connections between nodes.
'Improving' car-oriented development has been observed to make things worse:
> It is a paradox in that improvements in the road network will not reduce traffic congestion. Improvements in the road network can make congestion worse if the improvements make public transport more inconvenient or if they shift investment, causing disinvestment in the public transport system.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs–Thomson_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs–Thomson_paradox
Improving things for non-car users can actually make things better for drivers:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RRE2rDw4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RRE2rDw4k
* https://fortune.com/2015/09/30/best-country-drive-waze/ https://fortune.com/2015/09/30/best-country-drive-waze/
* https://archive.ph/S4FKM https://archive.ph/S4FKM