I don't get wtf is happening with Seattle public transit. So many cars, such slow service, such low usage, so much money driving around. Buses stuck behind trolleys etc.
It's like somebody had infinite money in simcity and realized public transport was going to be a problem, and they thought, hmmm I'll just add more buses, that'll solve my problem! And it solves nobody's problem because now the buses are stuck behind one another, and the core problem of getting to places quick and cheap is not solved yet so nobody is using those means, therefore undermining the need for them in the first place. And then another genius comes up with yet another idea: what if we set some streets and avenues to be public transport only, that'll solve our traffic problem! And they do that. And that still doesn't solve the problem because the bottleneck is still in places where regular traffic happens and without giving public transport a traffic light priority nothing changes, but they don't care because they've given up, since nobody will use public transport despite throwing all the money at it. And also the buses are empty and the public-transport avenues remain mostly unused.
Perhaps it's just the pandemic. Fair, I understand.
Wouldn't buses be quicker though, would they not face lower traffic, make fewer stops due to fewer passengers, and have things going on more smoothly? In the time of a pandemic, the public transport would be more reliable, not less so. Which means that as bad as it is right now, it's probably worse under normal circumstances.
Pathetic.
I have so many issues with the Boston public transport yes, but when it works it works, the buses move fast and take people from one place to another at a decent pace. Nobody's complaining about how they stop every other block. Not so in Seattle.
I don't know what the solution to these problems is, but prioritized traffic lights would be a good start.
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