Axe for Linton bus service that costs £98 per passenger to run

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• als@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If the busses were reliable and cheap, more people would use them.

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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    In these examples, there are other buses.

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Generally it’s the other way around - if more people use the buses they are cheaper and better for value

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    • nous@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s both. If busses are cheap and reliable more people will use them. If more people use them they are cheaper to run. Which creates a positive feedback loop to a point.

      You can make busses cheaper for people by other means though - like council/government substitutes or running at a loss for a bit. You need to do something to get more people, you cannot just force people to take the bus before doing anything else.

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