Re:Ford Acquires Chariot (YC W15)
by frakkingcylons on Friday September 09, 2016 @01:48PM
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Yeah the next market is obviously Austin, they've been hiring for ops and marketing for months now. I know because I've been watching and waiting forever for Chariot to come here and show Capital Metro how modern, efficient transit is done.
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Chariot does not provide "modern, efficient transit" by any metric. They are commuter shuttles, operating only during commute hours. They're miles away from a transit system you can rely on for most of your activities.
Commuter shuttles have trouble attracting significant ridership, because riders are using them just for that: one commute.
We know that for transit to be successful, it's gotta be a way of life. For many car riders, their way of life heavily depends on getting everywhere with a car. It's hard to replace that with mass transit. Cities have done it, but commuter shuttles do not achieve that.
Re:Ford Acquires Chariot (YC W15)
by enraged_camel on Friday September 09, 2016 @02:59PM
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Capital Metro doesn't have the budget for a modern, efficient transit system. You can thank your local politicians for that.