(29 Jul 2021, 2:03 pm)JP6004 wrote I think if people saw the data behind the changes they would understand. If services are vastly underused or one section of the route is always dead, then pointless running them to carry fresh air.
No doubt we'll have another 925 scenario to maintain like for the 2 people that used the lost link.
I think it's a bit of a double-edged sword.
Pulling out of an area or changing a service is the easy option imo.
Promoting, advertising, encouraging growth and finding out what people need/want/expect is harder, but could ultimately be more rewarding and could fill the bus up a little bit more.
Organic growth from a fancy new decker or a 'cringe' advert on the rear of a Versa isn't guaranteed to grow patronage.
Sending it where passengers need/want to go at times and pricing which suits, isn't either. But is likely to lead to more success.
Based on what I've seen from the outside in and insistence on keeping routes they've had for decades, with a little tweak here and there, along with a bit of investment seems to be the option GNE keep taking.
It's almost the lazy option.