Public transit = taxis, buses, trains, ferries, planes, etc...any mode where the driver is not also one of the passengers (or the only passenger, as is usually the case when driving or biking places)
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So, you can think of transit as crowdfunding chauffeurs. The bigger the crowd, the smaller the % of the chauffeur's wages paid by each passenger. Since labor is a big factor in transit operating costs, this means riding a train is usually cheaper than a cab for the same distance.
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The more door-to-door a trip is, the smaller the available pool of riders is--to get a big enough crowd for a trip to be $2 instead of $20, you want to connect macrodestinations (towns, neighborhoods, etc) instead of microdestinations (specific buildings, streets, etc)
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Connecting macrodestinations means that there is additional travel on either end, to get from every crowd member's *actual* origin/destination to the *practical* origin/destination (= transit station) that's nearest. This is the "last mile." And that's transit in a nutshell!
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These are very important to keep in mind, bc many people who want to "improve" transit--earnestly or maliciously--are trying to undo these basic principles (I am reminded of past attempts to "improve" cities which, in a similar fashion, fight against the basic nature of cities)
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- Anti-crowding efforts that make vehicles bigger instead of adding frequency
- Myopic focus on very specific destinations leading to too many stops
- Trying to eliminate the last mile by overbuilding the system
Many such cases! Don't make these common mistakes!
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