The first thing the researchers noticed, in line with previous research,
is that dependent transit riders tend to take the bus and choice riders
tend to take rail. Bus/dependent riders tend to come from lower-income
zones and has less access to a car, compared with rail/choice riders.
Unlike their bus-riding counterparts, rail riders place a premium on
out-of-vehicle travel time — in other words, they don't like when it
takes a long time to get to a transit station. The central business
district is a major destination for rail riders, and they also seem to
prefer going through transit-oriented developments. Neither of these
factors plays a major role in bus/dependent travel, according to the
report; on the contrary, bus riders are trying to reach lower-density
employment centers.
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With half the U.S. population either poor or low income, the whole concept of "choice" riders is very 1990's-ish. In fact, this seems like an article that Fred Hansen would have had on his Trimet office wall. Canada, Europe and other modern places have 5-10 minute frequent service on the majority of their bus routes, and that's how you get people out of their cars. Please leave the rail propaganda to Trimet.
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