Yes, in an ideal world, we would all live in walkable cities with great cycling and public transport.
But, particularly in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, we have been left with around 60 year’s worth of car dependent suburban sprawl.
In quite a few metro areas, the inner city has a great public transport network. Yet once you get out to the suburbs, you’re lucky to see a bus every half hour. Services often also start late and end early.
As a starting point, should there be more emphasis placed on upgrading suburban bus networks to a 10-minute frequency or better?
Better bus networks are less expensive upfront than large extensions to metro and heavy rail systems. And they can prove that demand exists, when it becomes available.
What are your thoughts?
@No_One @ajsadauskas @poVoq I really *do* love my trams more than my buses, even the L2 and L3
But surely there are circumstances where 5 bus services for the price of 1 tram service (I am picking a number out of thin air, correct me please) is worthwhile
And a combination of bus-only road closures and sensible route selections can make all the difference to reliability — you don’t need a BRT everywhere
@ckent @ajsadauskas @poVoq
Honolulu is an example of a city that had really good bus service. I haven’t checked recently but last I knew their service was great.
@No_One @ajsadauskas @poVoq TFW you really want to go and look, meet and enjoy through the eyes of locals, observe and learn …
and yet the indigenous population are begging you not to visit