On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:07:01 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Andy Hall wrote:
What do you mean by ' make public transport attractive to use'?

One could start with making it run predictably, reliably and
frequently,

It does, in general, in London. And certainly more consistently than
commuting by car. Which is what most conveniently ignore. A train being
five minutes late is a disgrace. Being stuck in a jam after an accident is
just one of those things.

One place I work at has the employees arriving probably 50/50 by tube and
car. And you're far more likely to get excuses for being late by the car
drivers. Quite a few arrive up to 2 hours early by car to just avoid the
traffic and find somewhere close to park. When they could near guarantee
that same journey in a fraction of the time by PT.

providing adequate personal space for its customers and
adequate storage space for items they may wish to carry.

The problem with that is the terrorist aspect. Hence the lack of litter
bins, etc, on stations.


Which is even more of a reason to downscale the number of people in
each vehicle or train.



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