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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by bluGill on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @08:08AM (#49181698)
They is false. A fixed route is predictable. You know when it will be there and can plan for it. Non fixed routes mean you cannot be sure when your ride will arrive and thus cannot be sure you will arrive on time.
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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by Grombobulous on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @09:37AM (#49182728)
Bus routes can be fixed in the sense that they can stay in place for decades. Even simple things like paint, signs, and shelters provide psychological permanence.

Things like WalkScore show up on real estate listings as a value add.

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Re:Waymo – Dallas Open to All by bluGill on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @10:43AM (#49183730)
You don't even need that. Just seeing the bus go by "all the time" provides permanence. Really it is better, I've seen plenty of paint/signs/shelters, but when I bothered to look the bus only came rarely. When I moved someplace where I saw buses all the time I realized I could use them even though there was no paint/sign/shelter close to where I got on.
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