12-13-2016, 12:16 PM
(12-13-2016, 12:15 AM)mpd618 Wrote:(12-12-2016, 02:42 PM)tomh009 Wrote: And really the overlap in potential customers between car sharing and transit is minimal. Not many transit passengers would pay $10/hour for using a car.
That's not really true. Carsharing isn't generally cheap, but it's also not something people use on a daily basis. The idea is that even if you mostly get around on foot, bike, or transit, sometimes you need to make a car trip (or use a van, etc.).
It feels like you're assuming transit passengers = poor people, but the reality is there's various reasons for people to take transit, and them doing so doesn't mean they can't afford other options.
No, that's not what I meant. What I mean (and I think I didn't write very well) is that car sharing won't steal away customers from transit, it's simply too expensive as an alternative, regardless of whether the passengers are poor or not. Rather it supplements transit by offering a convenient occasional driving option to people who don't have cars, or not the right kind of cars. Which is basically what you are saying, too.