tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post7834558649856897420..comments2024-03-18T10:37:21.350-04:00Comments on UNDERNEWS: Buses in declineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-21966839835652428232018-05-17T14:01:37.464-04:002018-05-17T14:01:37.464-04:00Buses aren't very cost-effective for local mas...Buses aren't very cost-effective for local mass-transit. If you run them seldom enough that they're nearly always full, then you'll only capture the ridership that has no other choice. That's the case in Southern Mass: it can consume the entire day merely to shop for groceries, as I discovered the hard way while my broken shoulder kept me from driving.<br /><br />Imagine, instead, small, light, self-driving "taxis" that can be called on demand, seat the number of people in the group, and travel at bicycle speed along embedded wireways that act as routers. Stick your fare card into the callbox, enter your destination and the number of people in the group, and in 5 minutes or so, one or more such "taxis" show up to take you on board and carry you off. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-38892731203915805622018-05-13T13:07:04.210-04:002018-05-13T13:07:04.210-04:00Ride Apps like Uber are alsocontributing to the de...Ride Apps like Uber are alsocontributing to the decline in use of mass transitGreg Gerritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386519852027513639noreply@blogger.com