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

with electric options such as e-bikes or scooters to get you thay last bit if you need it.

Hi! I’d like to introduce you to winter. It destroys this as a workable solution, because for multiple months of the year it’s impossible for these to run. Meaning they’d need a last mile winter solution, such as… a car.

There’s also the issue of these types of solutions being notoriously hard to maintain. I believe the majority of city “e-thing” companies have gone under because it’s an unworkable system.

[–] PapstJL4U@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Take a normal bike. Finnland is able to support this.