02-11-2015, 02:13 PM
(02-11-2015, 12:40 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: The number of people waiting at my local bus stop went up by a factor of 3-7x since the iXpress 202 was introduced. This is the way you get people into public transit: provide viable alternatives.
I just wanted to followup on my own post that since the iXpress is twice as frequent as the 5, and if we include the people waiting for route 5 itself, having 3-7x people waiting means that ridership at that stop has gone up by a factor of 9-21x !!
Again, that is how you make people leave the car behind. Offer them viable alternatives.
p.s. I'm not against more transparent pricing for car infrastructure (such as core usage charges like in London), in the name of fairness. But as a means of "discouraging" people from driving when there is no alternative is an illogical, confrontational, self-defeating move by public transit advocates.