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> Most of the time they're running at 10-20% capacity. That's not what I've seen in Amsterdam, Geneva, Stockholm, Barcelona, Istanbul and my hometown. They work at least 30% capacity all day long, and when the demand is low, the bus numbers drop in all lines, but you never wait more than ~15 minutes for a new one, in most lines. They also reduce the number of trains on rail systems when the demand is low. > Something shuttle bus or van sized. We don't need to put 200 cars worth of people in trains to solve traffic issues. It's not a traffic issue. In modern Europe, it's not about solving the traffic. The governments focus on providing ways people to reach where they want. When you enable it, people doesn't crave for their cars, they use the cheapest and most practical way. In Barcelona, you're almost always walking distance from a underground station so, you don't need a car most of the time. In my city, due to its geography, it's not possible to have an underground network that dense (at least where I live) and my office is not on a easy to reach place via public transport. If it was the opposite, I'd happily leave my car at home, but I can't. OTOH, all the public transit lines are working at least 50% capacity all day long, carrying people around the city, and in some places you can literally go from door-to-door using public transit only. |