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Cubicle Farmer's avatar

Having been to the developing world a few times, it's interesting to see how the problem is managed* there. in some areas, "public transit" is essentially a private business... vehicles run on set routes, but the schedule is "the trip starts when there are enough people on board to make it worthwhile for the driver to start the trip". I remember once taking a bus from Allenby Bridge (border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank) to Jerusalem. Six or seven of us sat and sat on a shuttle bus until finally a passenger in exasperation pulled out the equivalent of three or four more fares and gave them to the driver... now the bus was "full" and we could get going.

*I originally used the word "solved" but that's not much of a solution is it?

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Laura Fingal-Surma's avatar

What would "progress" in public transit look like is such a great question! Eagerly anticipating the rest of the series.

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