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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by rdtsc on Monday June 03, 2024 @12:20AM (#40559306)
I like the sibling comment idea of using AI eventually.

But in general for public transportation I think running at a loss is not unreasonable. It's nice if it's profitable, but it's ok if it isn't. Hopefully it's reducing emissions, giving people who can't or don't want to drive reliable access to their employment, etc. is still worth it.

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Re:In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Build... by bobthepanda on Monday June 03, 2024 @01:19PM (#40564874)
the problem, generally speaking, is even if it reduces costs per ride, if it becomes popular it quickly becomes too expensive.

New York City tried replacing its dial-a-ride accessibility public transit service that required 24h advance appointments with an e-hailing subsidy and blew out its budget. https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/06/22/mta-paratransit-ehailing-...

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