3 Responses to Edmonton: Cool Little Video on the Ridership-Coverage Tradeoff

  1. Dave Holladay April 7, 2016 at 6:08 am #

    Might spark a few things, I’ still with original aol address (when you only got 8 characters) TRAnsportation Mansgement SOLutions

    Car share clubs in UK – saving c.$5000/year through not owning a car but still using one when needed – up to 6x more trips by rail 2-4 x more trips by bus 2-4 times more trips by bike.

    Smart resource providers now moving to sell transport as a single purchase of 24/7 access to a car/bike/bus/train and no longer needs to be the bus or train operator.

    Dave Holladay
    Glasgow
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    Working in Logistics & Transport since 1964
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    Drybound pavement construction using local materials.
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  2. Mike April 7, 2016 at 2:04 pm #

    Yet another video asking people to choose ridership verses coverage, when they can in fact have both, and have had both for decades. Yet now it is decided some people should suffer, instead of working to continue building a transit network that provides good service to everyone.

    • Willem April 8, 2016 at 9:17 am #

      I agree, the video could have done a much better idea outlining the fact that it’s not a “one or the other” choice.

      That being said, with the reality of a fixed (and low) budget, this is a trade-off that must be accepted and discussed.

      The interesting thing to me is that when it comes to coverage, there is a “ceiling” that can be reached; pretty much everyone is close to several routes. When it comes to frequency, the sky is really the limit. With enough money, you CAN have both.