Re: Bus Privatization

[Magnus Homann <d0asta@mis.dtek.chalmers.se>]

"Peter Parker" <parkerp@alphalink.com.au> writes:

> C. P. Zilliacus <patrick.zilliacus@mix.cpcug.org> wrote in message
> 8vbids$gai$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8vbids$gai$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article
> 
> >
> > What is wrong with buses competing with rail?  In Washington (D.C.),
> > as the rail system has opened, the transit authority has turned-back
> > bus routes at the rail stations.  In many cases, this has led to
> > LONGER travel times for patrons, which might be OK with a "captive"
> > group of riders, but is not good if the idea is to lure people from
> > the private automobiles onto transit.
> 
> It's inefficient and wasteful.

[snippety]

> Provided that it was co-ordinated with an equally frequent train service,
> that sort of service
> is more likely to lure people from their cars.  Another bonus is that the
> frequency of the
> route makes transfers to cris-crossing bus routes along the line more
> convenient, and thus
> makes it easier for public transport to serve many local and cross-suburban
> trips.

The catch is that people don't like to transfer. A direct bus is more
valuable than a bus and transfer to rail.

Homann
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Magnus Homann, M.Sc. CS & E
d0asta@dtek.chalmers.se