Generally it’s the other way around - if more people use the buses they are cheaper and better for value
Comment on Axe for Linton bus service that costs £98 per passenger to run
als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
If the busses were reliable and cheap, more people would use them.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
nous@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
It’s both. If busses are cheap and reliable more people will use them. If more people use them they are cheaper to run. Which creates a positive feedback loop to a point.
You can make busses cheaper for people by other means though - like council/government substitutes or running at a loss for a bit. You need to do something to get more people, you cannot just force people to take the bus before doing anything else.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
In these examples, there are other buses.