10-15-2025, 03:16 PM
Saying people "have to" use transit is not very meaningful. In reality, people weigh a number of different factors when deciding. They decide what given trade offs are worth to them.
Demand for transit, for most people, is elastic. Demand will be induced by better service, whatever other factors, and the value of the trade-offs between transit and other modes. Only very few people will take transit if it is truly terrible (which it isn't in most of our region). And of course a few will insist on driving no matter how much better transit is.
Demand for transit, for most people, is elastic. Demand will be induced by better service, whatever other factors, and the value of the trade-offs between transit and other modes. Only very few people will take transit if it is truly terrible (which it isn't in most of our region). And of course a few will insist on driving no matter how much better transit is.