tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post2570846191729609389..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: The Cycle, RevisedCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-53546183538020669952009-07-28T15:18:03.505-04:002009-07-28T15:18:03.505-04:00I'm sorry my post wasn't clearer, Jeff. I...I'm sorry my post wasn't clearer, Jeff. I was trying to say that comfort <i>for all</i> isn't a high priority for me, as an end in itself. But as I said above, it may be the deciding factor in getting people out of their cars.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-51097018003837878702009-07-28T15:02:05.956-04:002009-07-28T15:02:05.956-04:00Comfort isn't important?
People are lazy, peo...Comfort isn't important?<br /><br />People are lazy, people want to be comfortable. If transit is simply good mobility, I'm not sure it will be able to capture a large market.<br />(Although if by mobility, you mean it is <i>cheaper</i> then I could see how it might cause people to change the way they travel).<br /><br />You mention heading off global warming as important, but I can't honestly see mobility as being enough of a deciding factor to get people to switch to transit en masse to the point it will effectively head off global warming if it isn't a <i>nice</i> way to travel.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213112075138656823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-82877830706686870162009-07-21T18:01:52.794-04:002009-07-21T18:01:52.794-04:00Like many good charts, this one raises more questi...Like many good charts, this one raises more questions.<br /><br />I assume that by mobility you mean not just travel time (which is the basis for my use of the term) but also cost. We see dramatic shifts in mode choice as fuel prices fluctuate.<br /><br />"Comfort" is not a bad approximation of what is, more exactly, "the inchoate mass of unquantifiable and subjective values that influence mode choice. And of course the interesting question is how to balance mobility and "comfort".Jarrett at HumanTransit.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052246183256575683noreply@blogger.com