there may not have been recent cuts, but if Uber etc are really siphoning off transit riders, it makes sense that they would do so at times when transit is least convenient--and in doing so, they prove that there is more demand for travel at those times than providers admit
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The problem is that the 2016 pattern on the subway in New York is really not consistent with the Uber siphoning theory.
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Replying to @alon_levy @sandypsj
I've been skeptical about the Uber theory, but only because of info I had read from Boston--what's the catch re: NY?
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I think one can say both "It's not all Uber's fault" and "crappy off-peak service is a big driver of ridership loss"
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yes--in general i think transit providers want it to be uber's fault because then they can avoid blame
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"you can't expect us to do anything, this is a technology shift" vs "ok, maybe the long waits, crummy facilities, and slow travel times ARE a problem"
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Unfortunately I'm not sure how many are even capable of conceiving of transit as something that's nice to use--which makes it very hard for them to make it so
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In Pioneer Valley? Probably none. But Pioneer Valley doesn't really have public transit. It's like Providence or New Haven.
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...Providence doesn't have public transit? what do u mean here
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What I mean is that I'd walk from Fox Point to The Temple Games because the bus frequency on Hope Street was nonexistent.
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right right, ok so you mean there's no *frequent* transit, ergo no useful transit
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