Generations of pundits have argued that operating subsidies enfeeble transit agencies and allow them to run inefficient routes with tons of empty seats. A new study says the opposite is true.
Where my dad lives, the bus doesn’t sync with the train. You get to the stop, the train comes and you’re not allowed to cross while it’s in the station. So you actually can’t make the train unless you get off one stop early and run for it to enter the station from the other side
And people wonder why public transit is not as popular
Next train is in 10 minutes, but doesn’t stop at that station. Train after that stops at every stop, so it would take you 70 minutes to get up to the city.
Basically, from home to where I want to go, minimum two hours (let’s not forget public transit after the train). A cab would take me 45 minutes (but also like $80)
Where my dad lives, the bus doesn’t sync with the train. You get to the stop, the train comes and you’re not allowed to cross while it’s in the station. So you actually can’t make the train unless you get off one stop early and run for it to enter the station from the other side
And people wonder why public transit is not as popular
What kind of wait are we looking at for the next train? 10 minutes? A day?
Next train is in 10 minutes, but doesn’t stop at that station. Train after that stops at every stop, so it would take you 70 minutes to get up to the city.
Basically, from home to where I want to go, minimum two hours (let’s not forget public transit after the train). A cab would take me 45 minutes (but also like $80)