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Because that doesn't necessarily follow. One of the main drivers was parking and drinking when going out. The usage patterns could be totally different.
Congestion pricing for use of city streets would quickly solve any problems due to increased use.
Eh, only 6% less using mass transit if you read the ITS report: • Ride-hailing attracts Americans away from bus services (a 6% reduction) and light rail services (a 3% reduction) Given that cities have had populations on the rise, this is actually good because it helps the overloaded transit systems in many places. Of course, perhaps it prevent more investment in them as well. They also noted more people may take com…
In SF a bus ride used to cost 2.25$, and I think it’s now 2.50$. Lyft line most of the time is 4$ + 1$ for an extra passenger. Uber is probably similar and perhaps cheaper, I don’t know. In short, there’s no benefit in using busses anymore.
Except these rides are still heavily subsidized and are more expensive than the bus at this subsidized rate.
i found that to get to work, the only bus route available was a 1.5 hour slog (one way)...and that's if i arrived at the bus stop right on time to minimize waiting. taking lyft was a 15 minute ride, max.
losing (at least) 3 hours to transit is brutal.
When I was a kid I knew how to read a bus schedule and train map to plan my trip. Now, there is an entire generation of kids in school and Uber/Lyft is what they know.
Congestion pricing for use of city streets would quickly solve any problems due to increased use.
Space on the street is a valuable, limited resource, especially at peak times. And it should be priced accordingly.
We also need competition in bus service, not government-run, subsidized monopolies. Then we'd see many more transportation options.
We should look at how these problems are solved in other countries. Or all of the innovation we had here in the US when cars first became practical, before the cab monopolies were established.
While some regulations make sense, those that establish monopolies, fixed supplies, and shortages should be avoided. These inevitably lead to waste, corruption, more crime and terrible service.
Instead of looking for solutions to making faster, cleaner, more reliable transit more feasible, they're blaming riders and ride-share companies for a 5% reduction in ridership.