(06-07-2024, 06:03 PM)ac3r Wrote: Well, as numerous people pointed out there are existing bus routes in the area, MUTs, bike lanes - all of which will continue to improve as more and more people move to the area. But the improvements will mostly come after the destinations are operational. It would be a colossal waste of time and money to just make up a bunch of new bus routes in a part of the region where most people are going to be driving and that isn't just because there is a lack of bus routes already...people that move to a suburb 30-40 minutes from the downtown are probably car owners to begin with, so with some small exceptions most people living out there aren't on their knees begging GRT for buses.
In the real world of planning, we base our decisions on actual data rather than abstractions like ideologies (cars = bad) or desires (adding bus routes when very few people are going to take the bus either way). Give it 20-30 years and these suburban areas of our region are going to inevitably have improved transit and other alternatives, but we need to know what exactly what we need to provide before we provide it.
So what you’re saying is, we shouldn’t pave roads until lots of people are driving? That’s what I hear, assuming you’re being even-handed between different modes of transportation.