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Making transit free isn't going to solve homelessness. Also, plenty of people still ride transit even if someone they dislike is on said transit because they de

• danielweber 13y ago
  We don't need to encourage people who depend on the bus to ride it, because they depend on it. We need to encourage people who are otherwise riding cars to ride the bus. Sometimes the strategy for that is to make driving cars suck, but that is a political loser before it even starts.
  • mullingitover 13y ago
    Or just add congestion fees for cars entering the city center, and use those revenues to fund citywide public transportation.
    • danielweber 13y ago
      "Funding" isn't the issue. You want the bus system to be good enough that people want to use it. I'm sure there are several dozen people who live within 2 miles of where I live that work within 2 miles of where I work. Batch us into groups by pickup time, dispatch small buses to my neighborhood to pick us up, sending texts to give estimates of arrival, drive us to drop off spots. Make the bus climate controlled and with power adapters and WiFi so we can work or play or read while this is happening. I'd take that now.
      • mullingitover 13y ago
        It's already here! Just get yourself hired at Google.