(13 Jun 2014, 2:40 pm)G-CPTN wrote The philosophy of changing buses to extend a journey relies on reliability and through-ticketing.
In Denmark (where fewer people use cars for commuting) the 'Corporation' run buses that all meet at the same time and place that allows enough time (5 minutes) for passengers to catch the connecting service (in either direction) with minimal delay.
Because it works, passengers can rely on it and use the services rather than their own vehicles. A flat fare covers a time period (of an hour) after getting off the first bus (the ticket is valid for where the passenger ends their journey within the designated period, regardless of the length of the initial journey).
This means that people can catch the bus to the town centre, do a little shopping and then catch the bus back to the suburbs all for the single fare.
A lot of cities in France are like that too.
Unfortunately, GNE love the hub and spoke model, basing their ticket prices and seemingly structuring their business model around it.
This is all fine and well, when the model works...
