Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Increased Public Transport - Coggle Diagram
Increased Public Transport
Research
BMC
"The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a major transport infrastructure project on commuters’ mode of travel, trip frequency and distance travelled to work."
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-015-0239-8
Conducted a study on change in transport with a bike road and bus lane compared to without these options
Low Income, Public Transit, and Mobility
Talks about the travel patterns in low-income environments. Addresses how those who travel via public transportation have drastically less mobility. Also looks into what kind of change would take place in different demogaphics if public transport were easier to access and more inviting to use.
Low Income, Public Transit, and Mobility
Other link incase the first one doesn't work
Science Direct
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856418300296#s0070
Suggests that carpooling and ride share services have led to a decrease in those using buses in metropolitan areas. Also suggests that cities are able to increase the funding towards public transit by raising parking prices and implementing congestion fees for private vehicles, which would also encourage people to use public transportation.
Federal Finance Support
Cool statistics about budget, and rider numbers
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57940
Counter point
Research
Bloomsburg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/no-transit-is-not-a-public-good-here-s-why
Argues Public Transit is not a public good, and thus riders should pay a fare, and public transit should not try to be made available for those who can't afford it.
Debatewise
https://debatewise.org/2039-should-we-be-investing-in-public-transport/#All_the_No_points
Argues that with how empty public transit is, carpooling is the best way to cut down on carbon emissions
Argues that businesses can use private transportation to move products
Argues that public transport is not profitable, so money should be taken away from public transit, rather than investing in it.