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Posted by Joe on Sat Feb 27 18:28:05 2021, in response to WMATA service cuts, posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Feb 27 08:53:24 2021. No, I haven't been on the Washington Metro this century. These proposals are death to transit on two scores:1) The headways must shorter than the drive-time to the destination. If the guy on the platform looks at his watch and says, "I would have been there (the destination) by car or foot already, and I am still waiting to begin the trip," the agency has lost a passenger. -- 2) If the person can reach his job, but cannot use the same transit to return home, the agency has lost a passenger. My reference is N19 on Merrick Road, Long Island, where the bus offers no service for five hours midday. A full-time worker bridges that gap (8 to 4 job), but the part-timer cannot get a ride home or to a second job. Result: loss of even those who travel once in rush hours but need off-peak return. An evening kitchen worker who reports at 2 p.m. will get off at 10, three or four hours after the last bus. |
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