1) yeah man I'm relating an anecdote you can consult the rest of my account for details about what's going wrong (it's a lot) 2) no kidding, a "business" that doesn't turn a profit is also doomed to failure--wanna guess if any transit authorities in MA turn a profit? 3) just lol https://twitter.com/56tbirdJones/status/1042116410821025793 …
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The more people can use transit, the more useful it is, and vice versa:https://twitter.com/380kmh/status/1040419294130184192 …
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Should probably add one more problem, despite saying I'd stop at three: public involvement You know how grocery stores don't have to hold public hearings every time the prices change on, say, apples? Or every time they introduce a new product, or discontinue an old one? Yeah...
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Public involvement is something which can be very useful--but it isn't something INTRINSICALLY useful, and can end up being extremely counterproductive, time intensive, and wasteful of resources.
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What's more, the results of public involvement rarely have much bearing on transit operations, and the public is generally aware of (and angered by) this. It only makes people cynical to have them go through the motions, and since "lack of public feedback" isn't a big problem...
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...I think it's time to put the idea to rest. I promise that other businesses have ways of gauging customer feedback without scheduling public meetings--we can do the same in transit.
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So, summary: - Overhaul fares, prioritize farebox recovery - Overhaul schedules, prioritize consistency - Reduce public involvement & other "fruitless but feels good" requirements - Focus on overall travel market rather than low-income travel market
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Commercial interests are inherently obstructing our infrastructure through incentivizing what ultimately reinforces gain for the sake of it. Transit as you say isn’t supposed to actually work for folks outside of commuting to work. Proportionally it’s all about emboldening greed.
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Fact transportation can’t be made ‘profitable’ reflects our cultural lack of interest in generating more equilibrate outcomes. Without swift movement productivity becomes less possible in any endeavor. Seemingly limiting movement helps keep most folks at an official disadvantage?
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whoa whoa whoa...who said it can't be made profitable? the whole reason I hype Japanese transportation is that it's profitable
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Yes. I shoud have framed it as not necessarily an incontrovertible fact. Arguably as suggested if twas designed with the right ethic in mind it cld be just that. Pardon me for not remembering that profitability & the maximization of workability are often coincident phenomena. :{D
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Might the issue ultimately lie in the fact that Japan is an ethnically congruent place with values as a by product that lend to the possibility of communal infrastructure that doesn’t lack capitalistic efficacy? Aka ingroup doesn’t see the majority of its ppl as tribal outsiders?
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I think that helps, but that's not the only thing in play here
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I’m a novice in your field. :b
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