Lyft is entirely correct here...pic.twitter.com/3GPLzXfCfN
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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?
Is there an effective way to do so? We can't seem to deal with drunkards and homeless on buses in my city, and people stop using them :/
Yes, the driver has to be allowed to kick them out (or, if they recognize the culprit, deny their boarding)
They are allowed, but it's hard to do so with all-door boarding and a tight schedule to keep to.
do you guys use POP?
Yes, but checks are fairly rare and ticket controllers don't want to make a scene (passengers do enjoy filming incidents and posting online)
Ya...there's your problem. Ticket controllers have to be willing to make a scene, and check more often--they, not the drivers, must enforce
Yes, I guess so.. But apparently people don't even want to work as ticket controllers anymore. With more effort we probably could solve it
Ah, but the homeless don't have any money to pay the fines, so they just ride anyways. They cannot be fined, nor jailed.
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