MichaelAug 4, 2023
darren is Not Going Back

Great moments on ‘why not both’ history:

“It turns out that more people ride the bus when the trip is free and the service is frequent. At least, that’s the case in Alexandria, where the DASH bus service just set a ridership record, at 4.5 million boardings in just one year.”

https://dcist.com/story/23/08/02/alexandria-free-buses-setting-ridership-records/

Alexandria's Free Buses Are Setting Ridership Records

Alexandria's experiment with free bus service is a success, but increased ridership means it'll cost the city more to keep service fare-free.

WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio
Aug 3, 2023 at 10:25pmWeb
Show threadCanadian CroneAug 4, 2023
@bikepedantic The #FordGovernmentCorruption would never ever do anything for the people it was elected to serve.
Show threadProf Prachi SrivastavaAug 4, 2023

@bikepedantic @peterdeppisch

Fascinating. It's almost as if inconvenience and cost are barriers or something.

Show threadbluGillAug 4, 2023
@bikepedantic frequent alone would have the same result and then the fares can be put to adding more routes.
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Aug 5, 2023

@bikepedantic Ditto a free tram in the centre of #Adelaide, South Australia. People moaned about the cost and the roadworks, until it started operating, then it became so popular the line's been extended in three directions. And it's quiet and non-polluting.

#publicTransport

Show thread😀🚲Aug 7, 2023
@bikepedantic they should try charging fares for driving and see if people are doing that because it's "free"
Show threadSecond Chance BikesAug 7, 2023
@bikepedantic
This is great, an example to other similar areas. Here in suburban Chicago there are many large areas of light industry. Distribution centers with huge warehouses employing many people in 3 shifts for packaging, assembly, loading/ unloading trucks, etc. There are also scattered areas of affordable housing where many refugees are settled. They're not close; bus service slim to none. I've given bikes to a few 100 to get to work. They carpool in beater cars. Perfect candidate region.
Show threadCharles HeroldAug 7, 2023
@bikepedantic Free, good public transportation is something government can do (even if rarely) that capitalism will never do. So as always, fuck libertarians.