01-31-2015, 02:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2015, 02:51 PM by BuildingScout.)
(01-30-2015, 06:59 PM)mpd618 Wrote: though I don't think they have tried charging market price for it.
First, I understand CRA now taxes all parking at full price, but second, increasing the price of parking makes no difference if all you have is bad public transit.
It is a mistake of public transit advocates to try to browbeat people into taking city buses. All you achieve with that is create push back from "war on cars" Ford-nation types.
The way to get people to take the bus is to offer good public transit alternatives. The iXpress experience here proves that. I've also referred to my own experience in the past. I travel to Europe and America often with a rental car allowance. Almost always rent a car in the US almost never rent a car in Europe. There are three reasons to choose public transit in Europe:
- Higher density, mixed usage. This means that there are many amenities within walking distance. Restaurants, grocery stores, movie cinemas, museums, parks. Also your work place is usually within 15 minutes (by public transit) of your place of residence.
- Good intracity transit. Buses/trams every 15 minutes or less between 8am and 8pm, every 20 minutes after that
- Excellent inter-city train infrastructure