If there are 3 places a transit system should stop at, it's airports, universities and downtowns.
This is because these are 3 hubs of jobs and places that people want to be but are also unlikely to have cars at because students are broke, people in downtowns don't need cars, and travellers by plane lack cars as well fod obvious reasons.
This is why transit systems like the Cincinnati Streetcar fail as while it meets the downtowns needs, it f ails to provide real connections, if it were to be extended to UC then it would be a much more functional transport system as it would give mobility to people instead of acting as a people mover
Yeah, but like people don’t generally live at 2 out of those 3 locations. The rail then becomes a service for mainly tourists while not serving the communities that pay the taxes that fund the rail service. So people then vote to get rid of those rail systems or don’t vote to expand them since up until this point they haven’t received any benefits from it. My city has a light rail system and I’ve used it maybe 10 times in my life.
Hmm, that's a fair point, I would think that any transit system should also go through urban neighborhoods as well, because that's where ridership will be best, the reason I chose airports instead of urban neighborhoods is that transport systems in a Downtown SHOULD go through urban neighborhoods anyways and therefore I felt it didn't need mentioning, plus I was trying to focus on the main destinations that anchor a system that people will head to on such a system
I'd also say government buildings. Most people heading to a government building (DMV, social security office, courthouse, etc.) absolutely have to be there. DMVs, for example, handle non-driver's license IDs, and I cannot express to you how absolutely horrible it is trying to walk over a mile in ≥95 °F heat because the DMV close(ish) to a transit stop is overstaffed and they're turning people away for the day. Showing up to any government office when you have an appointment early or on time is really important, and not everyone is able to drive. People who have their license revoked and are contesting it in court, for example, would 100% benefit from being able to actually reach the courthouse on transit.
This might show my ignorance about the US, but, aren't all government buildings in the centre of a city already?
Yeah they usually are
