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[-] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

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

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

In these examples, there are other buses.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -1 points 1 day ago

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

[-] nous@programming.dev 2 points 1 day 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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