(04-22-2017, 12:01 PM)Markster Wrote: The real problem I see here is that the regulations as currently designed are all about rent seeking. It seems that once you own a route, you own it, forever. There is no mechanism for a bad player to have their license revoked for a route, so long as defend it, and (I assume) occasionally run a bus.
Perhaps a system where routes are only provided on a contract basis, and if an operator's service is not satisfactory at the end of the term they are not offered renewal. This might push operators like Greyhound to offer a ticketing system that's actually modern, provide schedules usable by mapping apps, etc.
Greyhound's parent company operates trains in this fashion in Europe, so should be able to adapt...