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Re: Summary and Video of November 2015 SBS meeting in Woodhaven |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Mar 14 16:02:40 2016, in response to Re: Summary and Video of November 2015 SBS meeting in Woodhaven, posted by R30A on Mon Mar 14 15:12:17 2016. Isn't it possible that during the first year many riders decided to try SBS because of all the hype so ridership increased during the first year.But during the second year they realized they really weren't saving time or machines started to break down more often causing needless hassle or they received summonses unfairly and decide to resume their former traffic patterns during the second year so ridership declined. Or perhaps enforcement declined during the second year and fare evasion increased leading to lower ridership numbers but not really reduced ridership. All those are distinct possibilities that would be reflected in second year statistics not the first. THERE IS NO REASON THE BELIEVE THAT FIRST YEAR STATISTICS TELL THE ENTIRE STORY ABOUT THE EFFCTIVENESS OF SBS. There are far too many variables to determine success entirely from the first year statistics. Also since B44 ridership declined during the first year, does that mean it didn't work and should be discontinued? Or should changes be attempted to try to make it successful? I would think the latter. But if we made changes, second and third year statistics would be meaningless according to you because ONLY THE FIRST YEAR MATTERS AND NOTHING ELSE. |
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