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> because the real problem with buses is that there aren't enough routes and they don't run frequently enough: That's a bit of a chicken-egg problem. People va
by exceptione 7mo ago
> because the real problem with buses is that there aren't enough routes and they don't run frequently enough:
That's a bit of a chicken-egg problem. People value the current offering as 'not worth it'. By making it free, you make it more valuable, driving utilization, lowering traffic and emissions, etc.
> The bus service has been close to perfect for the last two months but we've had plenty of times when 30 minutes late in the morning or evening has been absolutely routine.
In NL you have got some special bus lanes to make sure they don't get stuck in traffic. You can scale frequency and things like bus lanes when public transit gets more dominant viz-a cars.
- PaulHoule 7mo agoIn the cases where my bus is extremely late it is not heavy traffic (that might make it 5 min late) but rather construction or because they closed down the section of street where most bus routes start because the folks at https://ithacavoice.org/2025/08/inside-asteri/ https://ithacavoice.org/2025/08/inside-asteri/ tried to burn it down again. In both cases if you are traveling by car and tried to take the same route you'd also face extreme delays except traveling by car you are free to take a different route.