Pricing
Pricing
I'm certainly not against high frequency services, but in business terms, streamlining is always about cutting cost and increasing operating margins. Although most businesses try to do this whilst maintaining the level of service, through reducing internal overheads (i.e. premises, rates, staffing, etc).
In the sense of our bus networks, streamlining has resulted in a reduction of the service offered. Operators can be keen to point out that main corridors may have a higher number of buses per hour, or a certain service might have doubled in frequency, but there's a much bigger picture to look at here.