I’m a city bus driver. I can run more or less empty one way, and be slammed on the return. I can be running an odd, less populated route just to reposition. Also we run routes that have low ridership just so people have the option, these are the first chopped when we run into financial difficulties, but we do have them.
Sounds like the build out of the transit hubs was bungled.
I’ve seen this happen once or twice in Houston. Tiny lines that go nowhere and are spun up just so municipal government leaders can say “This doesn’t work! Build more highways instead!” Our new “Silver Line” is a great example. It was supposed to be a spoke within a larger spoke/wheel build out, but the state sabotaged roll out of the rest of the network.
Meanwhile, we’ve got a commuter rail line down Main Street (built back in 2012 for the Olympic bid) that’s the third most utilized in the country, just because it gets you into downtown without fighting traffic choke points.
What if I’d be the only one sitting in the bus on the way to work Monday through Friday?
I’m a city bus driver. I can run more or less empty one way, and be slammed on the return. I can be running an odd, less populated route just to reposition. Also we run routes that have low ridership just so people have the option, these are the first chopped when we run into financial difficulties, but we do have them.
You have the best username + job combo I’ve seen all day!
And honestly it works whether it’s accurate or not, lol.
First, that would be lousy public transit design and the route should be rethought.
Second — does this hyppthetical bus run other routes? Is it electric, powered by overhead lines?
Of course you can up with niche counterexamples for an argument presented in meme format, but that doesn’t mean it’s not, broadly speaking, correct.
Sounds like the build out of the transit hubs was bungled.
I’ve seen this happen once or twice in Houston. Tiny lines that go nowhere and are spun up just so municipal government leaders can say “This doesn’t work! Build more highways instead!” Our new “Silver Line” is a great example. It was supposed to be a spoke within a larger spoke/wheel build out, but the state sabotaged roll out of the rest of the network.
Meanwhile, we’ve got a commuter rail line down Main Street (built back in 2012 for the Olympic bid) that’s the third most utilized in the country, just because it gets you into downtown without fighting traffic choke points.
The difference in usage is Night and Day.