That said, I agree that habits can change. Car-pooling was probably more common at one point than it is now. On the other hand, a lot of people seem to favor Uber because they don't want to deal with public transit even when it's available.
That said, I agree that habits can change. Car-pooling was probably more common at one point than it is now. On the other hand, a lot of people seem to favor Uber because they don't want to deal with public transit even when it's available.
I think people avoid public transit because it is necessarily slow due to the multiple stops. They may also avoid it because it is too accessible. Sharing a vehicle with other commuting professionals is a vastly different experience than what you'll find on most public transit.
Consolidate taxi/minibus/event bus/medical&elderly ride/mass transit into a pool of vehicles available 24/7 with resources for surge times/maintenance/cleaning etc, and this will become the norm easily enough.
Then it's just a question of who operates and at what cost?
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/12/17109708/via-arlington-te...