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Originally Posted by frinkprof
- Has been shown to attract more choice riders than buses with same capacity and speed on same routes. This is due to a concept called rail bias, whereby people are more willing to take rail public transit than bus public transit if they have the choice. It is seen as a more attractive travel option.
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In that case, couldn't realtime schedule information / GPS-tracking provide similar effects, potentially at lower cost. I believe that kind of improvement also increases use for a given capacity and speed.
I find it funny that the priority for this kind of information will be for BRT/LRT routes, when they are the ones that run most frequently and thus need it the least. Far more important to know if your feeder bus that comes once an hour is running early, or if you just missed it.