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What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out (apnews.com)
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What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out::Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities.

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[–] thethirdobject@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trolley buses are great, look them up.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm aware of trolley buses. Again, running the infrastructure for this versus independent electric vehicles for smaller populations or low-use areas doesn't necessarily make sense

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah… except, if a city hasn’t been designed around supporting a trolly system, you’re not getting a trolly bus any time soon. You’re looking at years, potentially over a decade of work.