Lyft is entirely correct here...pic.twitter.com/3GPLzXfCfN
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Contrary to author the only difference between a transit service with buses and one with cars is how many people you can fit...pic.twitter.com/yDEeUq6s4z
...which is to say, there's nothing fundamental about a bus which prevents a bus operator from rearranging routes based on fine-grained data
The reason bus operators don't do that (and Lyft is unlikely to do that) is that ridership patterns are much more stable than laymen think
"Fine-grained data" is typically noise, not signal, and you'll bankrupt yourself trying to match every tiny fluctuation
As for the peak/off-peak difference in ridership, Lyft isn't planning to operate outside rush hours *at all*
Lyft's "Shuttle" isn't a general, all-purpose transportation service like MUNI or even Uber; it's only serving a particular kind of trip
Which is to say: it's not even adequate for serving the demand postulated in the first screencap. People who want a better bus still waiting
First bit is infuriating: troublesome riders SHOULD be booted from the service, they are a major factor in turning people away from buses!pic.twitter.com/KKEHgXhVz1
I frequently see people nodding off on heroin, making drug deals, drinking booze and then leaving the bottles as litter--kick them OFF!
Do you think most riders ENJOY dealing with belligerent or intoxicated riders? We hate it and wish you'd do something about it!
The exclusion of poor, elderly, or illegal riders is exaggerated: as I mentioned earlier, this shuttle is worthless for general transport
It would exclude poor, elderly, or illegal riders who are commuting to a 9-5 office job in downtown SF from a few specific neighborhoods...
...but if they don't fit that trip profile, then it doesn't matter how rich, young, or naturalized they are: it won't be useful for them.
"Not because people don't want to ride" Are you sure about that? Especially since routes have been cut and modernization hasn't happened?pic.twitter.com/R5yIHpB2e6
Clearly the *absence* of pressure from Lyft et al hasn't allowed bus transit to thrive or even keep up. Lack of alternatives...
...hasn't been enough to keep people from avoiding the bus if at all possible.
Why AREN'T transit systems adapting? Why SHOULDN'T someone, anyone, try to provide better transit than the present mess?pic.twitter.com/6pyMV8OfGn
The threat of governments cutting service due to hypothetical but not actual alternatives from Lyft is real, but if you know those types...
...of local government, you also know that they will use any excuse in the book. "More people biking now? Great, let's cut transit." etc
The author's premise here seems a lot closer to "I would rather transit be miserable to ride and constantly losing money..."
"...than for it to be in the hands of the evil, wicked, private sector." Well, as a guy who commutes 2 hours a day by bus, I disagree.
I don't expect Lyft is interested in, or even capable of, replacing MUNI or other transit providers. It's not going for the same market.
But if they did, and if their transit was more pleasant to ride and less expensive to operate--how, exactly, would that be a bad thing?
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