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Questo è dal R/Transit Sub in cui stavano discutendo di un video di YouTube che supera la questione di Wether o meno del trasporto pubblico dovrebbe essere gratuito
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di Qusand
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I would argue that public transport from 7-9 and 16-18 need to majorly expanded because it is bursting full. Can public transport here in Luxembourg be improved? Hell yes. Is it as bad as people make it out to be? Far from it.
We do need more dedicated bus lanes so that a vehicle carrying 50+ people can bypass vehicles that are stuck in traffic with only one person inside… Tram needs to be build out way further and it would make sense to eventually have it run from Mersch to Luxembourg City.
The argument that free public transportation has made it bad is nonsense because ticket fares didn’t even cover 10% of the operating budget of all public transport in Luxembourg
Trains/busses/tram is packed with commuters every day at rush hours, and in the city the free transit makes it incredibly convenient and simple to move around. Yes, there are certainly places/towns that lack better coverage, but what does better coverage have to do with making it free?
Talking about ideological nonsense in the same post as stating those kinds of reasoning just seems like lack of self awareness.
Even before transit was free, a big chunk was already subsidized by the state. Making it free didn’t cost a lot. The argument that you could take that money to improve public transport therefor doesn’t hold up.
On the other hand, Luxembourg is the country that over the last years (decade) has invested more in public transport per capita than any other country in the world.
There is a lot of space for improvement (rural areas, inter-village connextions, etc), but one has to acknowledge that a lot has been done and will be in the next years:
Here are some examples:
Tram + tram extensions
More bike lanes
More separates bus lanes (like the one on the A3)
Doubling the train tracks on the Bettembourg/Lux line to increase train frequency and reduce delays
Buying new train cars to increase capacity
Modal hubs in the city
Yes it’s totally correct. Absolutely nobody uses any form of public transport. Ever
Just moved here and need to get to work? Buy a car or walk. Prepare a 3am alarm if you choose to walk.
Visually impaired? Just buy a car or stay home.
Amputee? Walk
Child of an amputee needing to get to school? Walk.
Yep. Nobody takes any form of public transport. That’s why we have equal number of inhabitants as car parking spaces.
/s
Let’s invite this guy to Luxembourg and ask him to take the tram at 9 AM. We’re packed like sardines in there.
This poster has clearly never taken the train, the tram or the main bus lines in this country (particularly during peak hours)…
Yes, during certain periods of the day, the bus/train/tram might be less than full, but so are the roads at that time of day. I can certainly agree that there is room for improvement, but saying that no one is using is delusion. Honestly during peak hours on the main routes (i.e. towards Esch or Thionville) there couldn’t be more people using public transport on the current infrastructure, the limit is often reached on the trains or buses.