Concerning transit--there are two diametrically opposed goals that inform a transit system's structure: coverage and ridership
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Coverage as a goal means designing a transit system that reaches everywhere, that nobody is too far away from to use.
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Ridership as a goal means designing a transit system that maximizes the number of people using it, building transit where most convenient.
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If you followed my earlier thread, you know this means the coverage goal is based on the loyalty sense, the ridership goal on transactions
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Where government is involved in transit it will--as an institution premised on loyalty to its people and their loyalty to it--seek coverage
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Where private companies are involved in transit they will--as organizations based on transactions--seek ridership
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The former focuses on every person's right to transportation--the latter on making transportation more convenient where lots of it happens
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