Seeing mostly empty buses on my route every day challenges the green transit narrative

I used to agree that buses were the best eco-option, but my commute shows they're often less efficient than a full carpool.

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emma_dixon702d ago

Ugh, that's so true on my street too. I actually stopped taking the bus because it felt pointless, just me and the driver rumbling along. The schedule is so bad that it forces everyone into cars anyway. It kind of makes the whole green argument fall apart when the system itself isn't working.

ellis.leo2d ago

Funny how the "green" bus system can end up burning more fuel per person than cars when they run empty like that. What gets me is the tax money quietly going down the drain for those ghost bus routes, which means less cash to actually improve the schedule where people need it. It becomes this hidden cycle where bad service kills ridership, then low ridership becomes the excuse to cut service more. They never seem to use the empty buses as proof they need to change the times or the route path.