(21 Feb 2020, 7:07 pm)mb134 wrote Indeed.
The annoying thing is that public transport doesn't need to be too jazzy for people to use it. I frequently go to Norway where on the whole buses aren't painted in hugely eye-catching liveries, but are reliable, comfortable and reasonably priced. The few times I've used the buses there on an evening they've had very decent loads, and through the daytime I can't remember ever getting a bus that's had less than 10 or so people.
An example of the simplistic liveries:
https://twitter.com/alextransdev/status/...67268?s=19
I agree.
Been to Norway a few times myself and although I've not been to the areas served by Kolumbus, I know there's a lot of local authority involvement (or their version of it) and integration between ferry, rail and bus is something we could learn a lot from.
From what I've seen, it's similar in Denmark (or at least in some areas) and although it's a long, long time since I was in Sweden, I imagine it's similar there too.