(29 Jul 2021, 3:02 pm)Andreos1 wrote I think it's a bit of a double-edged sword.I don't think you can say gne or any operator is being lazy, things have changed massively over the last 18 months and these changes, whilst drastic are needed. As I said earlier there is a number of new connections being added, and not put out yet is the new fare offers (eff 2nd August), which added to the success of the £1 evening fare might (and probably will) get more people on board over the summer and beyond.
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.
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