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I think in such places it makes sense for a municipality to pay for Uber rides for residents, instead of maintaining bus routes.
by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 2y ago
I think in such places it makes sense for a municipality to pay for Uber rides for residents, instead of maintaining bus routes.
- rdtsc 2y agoOr have minibuses that are smaller and come more frequently. Find a few drivers willing to work after hours as a second job perhaps and let them drive smaller shuttle buses or larger passenger vans. When big buses stop their routes the smaller ones would start. The key is frequency and dependability.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoLabor is a huge cost and these transit agency budgets are thin
- rangestransform 2y agothis is a problem that autonomous driving could fix more easily than the general driving problem due to the fixed route, but good luck having the bus driver union not throw rocks at your AVs
- rdtsc 2y agoI like the sibling comment idea of using AI eventually. But in general for public transportation I think running at a loss is not unreasonable. It's nice if it's profitable, but it's ok if it isn't. Hopefully it's reducing emissions, giving people who can't or don't want to drive reliable access to their employment, etc. is still worth it.
- bobthepanda 2y agothe problem, generally speaking, is even if it reduces costs per ride, if it becomes popular it quickly becomes too expensive. New York City tried replacing its dial-a-ride accessibility public transit service that required 24h advance appointments with an e-hailing subsidy and blew out its budget. https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/06/22/mta-paratransit-ehailing-expands/ https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/06/22/mta-paratransit-ehailing-...
- kjkjadksj 2y agoSome places are experimenting with dial a ride shuttles