Hello,
I am currently working on a project that seeks to promote public/mass transport use as an alternative to less environmentally friendly modes of transportation (ie. single-person car use). I was wondering if anyone would have information on, or know where I could find information on, the perceived barriers to taking public transit and/or past programs that have been effective in promoting its use?
Thanks,
Sinead Brady
University of Toronto
Canada
Hi Sinead! I've written about this extensively on my blog. Here is what I call "the Magic Formula for transit ridership":
http://capntransit.blogspot.com/2009/09/magic-formula-for-transit-ridership.html
1. Give transit its own right-of-way and good terminals
2. Make it hard to use cars
3. Make it expensive to use cars
Basically, any efforts to encourage people to use transit will be wasted if the government makes it easier to drive.
Cap'n Transit
United States