Gabriela
I continue to read conmmets about buses still not running on time. I thought the stop elimination program was suppose to improve the run time of the buses. With the exception of the stops that were removed for safety issues, removing many of the effected stops made riding the buses even more inconvenient, since many riders now have to walk further to access their bus stops, which, in addition to the horrendous headways of the buses, only added on to the total travel commute time.As I mentioned in my previous posts, eliminating stops, in theory, could improve the runtime of buses, if buses didn't have to deal with other elements such as traffic congestion, inclement weather, unruly passengers, and etc. which would affect their runtime. But again, by providing easy access to public transit (not making it more inconvenient by making people walk further), that is almost as convenient as getting to and into your car, is another step towards making the use of public transit more appealing, especially for those who do not have to use it. It is difficult to affectively run an efficient public transit system in a major metro region, with a small town state of mind.
Gabriela I continue to read conmmets about buses still not running on time. I thought the stop elimination program was suppose to improve the run time of the buses. With the exception of the stops that were removed for safety issues, removing many of the effected stops made riding the buses even more inconvenient, since many riders now have to walk further to access their bus stops, which, in addition to the horrendous headways of the buses, only added on to the total travel commute time.As I mentioned in my previous posts, eliminating stops, in theory, could improve the runtime of buses, if buses didn't have to deal with other elements such as traffic congestion, inclement weather, unruly passengers, and etc. which would affect their runtime. But again, by providing easy access to public transit (not making it more inconvenient by making people walk further), that is almost as convenient as getting to and into your car, is another step towards making the use of public transit more appealing, especially for those who do not have to use it. It is difficult to affectively run an efficient public transit system in a major metro region, with a small town state of mind.