Comment on Axe for Linton bus service that costs £98 per passenger to run
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 week agoGenerally 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
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 week agoGenerally it’s the other way around - if more people use the buses they are cheaper and better for value
nous@programming.dev 1 week 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.