(17 Apr 2020, 8:25 pm)James101 wrote Buses could be ran with objectives other than profit. These could be along the lines of ensuring urban populations are within 500m of a regular service, rural communities of over 1000 people are connected at least twice a week or bus services are incorporated into new developments from the beginning, ending the current bus deserts that come with new housing. Flat fare and single operator brand would be so much more accessible for the general public. No more of the pricing anomalies/legacy pricing/gouging as discussed above.
This is something that still surprises me. There's section 106 money up for grabs through agreement with most new developments of significance, yet it rarely seems to be used on giving a 'kick start' to a new bus service (or re-routing) to serve the new estate. Perhaps a lobbying opportunity for the operators to encourage in the future...