2017, total trips made by Bus, TNC, Taxi = 8.2 billion 2018, total trips made by Bus, TNC, Taxi = 9.3 billion it's a pity this little graph doesn't have more years of bus rider data--would love to see 2012, for example
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Moreover: to whatever extent TNCs *are* sharking riders from transit, it's important to be honest...unreliable service, disgusting conditions, infrequent schedules, etc are all treated as a matter of course by most transit providers, and it's no wonder people are bailing!
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It is staggeringly short-sighted to try and salvage transit ridership by suppressing useful travel options--and it's downright malicious and vindictive when this is pushed by transit operators that clearly don't care about their passengers' actual experiences
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Do you want more people to ride your buses and trains? Run more frequent service, fix mechanical problems, clean up the vehicles and stations, etc etc--basically, RUN A GOOD SERVICE that people actually want to use!
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It shows that it has seriously eaten into Taxis business? That might be worth it but the data youve posted seems to show a halving of taxi rides from 12-17?
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Taxis aren't Public Transit, I thought that was the point being made ?
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taxis are absolutely public transit what are you talking about
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I thought the term only referred to infrastructure owned by the government ?
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common misunderstanding! but if that were true, then this train wouldn't be public transit, while any car on the interstate would bepic.twitter.com/tkdrFSZa0C
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public transit doesn't mean publicly owned or operated...it means *open to the public* for use! so taxis, TNCs, buses (including coach buses like Megabus or Greyhound), passenger trains, airplanes, and ferries--as opposed to private transit (bicycles & private cars/boats/planes)
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My favorite example of this: when you use a transit scheduling app in Japan (enter origin and destination and it'll tell you how to get there by transit, including prices and travel time etc), it integrates domestic flights and ferries as well as buses and trains
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LOL @ people leaving their homes
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