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My own experiences show how limited the effect of increased frequency would have on ridership.  Even if buses came every 5 minutes (which is wildly unrealistic) I still wouldn't use them that often.  It would still increase my commute time 10-20 minutes each way, even when I didn't have to pick up kids and/or take them to activities - neither of which could really be done via bus since they don't go there.  (Maybe I could theoretically piece together 2 to 3 buses each way to make it work, but the added time and hassle would be tremendous.)

As for the costs of roads, the 2 miles of roads I drive will still need to be there regardless and the added wear and tear is pretty minimal.

I'd love better transit and bike trails (biking would be an option for me occasionally) but your utopian vision that buses and bikes are going to become the main means of transportation if we just provide enough funding doesn't work in the real world.[/quote]

It's not an utopian vision. It's an actual reality in lots of places.[/quote]

Agree. Plus PP frames the issue narrowly around her needs/behavior. What she doesn't take into account is that increased bus frequency means that other people can rely on the bus to metro, allowing for a wider pool of people to consider jobs that encompass this commute. Higher frequency also helps with the car v. public transportation cost/benefit. When bus routes increase frequency they usually also extend hours or go to the later hours, allowing workers in non-office settings to rely on them more.[/quote]

There's also the "buses don't go to my kids' activities" issue. Well, buses could go there. And kids can take themselves on buses, too, instead of needing to be driven.[/quote]

So we are not only going to drastically increase the frequency of existing bus lines, but we are also going to add lots of new bus lines, which of course will also run very frequently?  Do you really think there is the political will to pay for all of that?[/quote]

We shall see what there is will for

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