Let's all tell the truth. The reason we have this system is not because it's a good idea, but because this is what IndyGo can get money for from the federal Department of Transportation.
If our goal was to help people with transit needs based on the money we have, we wouldn't be building more fixed-route mass transit. We just don't have the density. Instead, we've be spending more on paratransit, on subsiziding peer-to-peer rideshare programs, on housing vouchers so people can live closer to work and not need transit, and more.
But there isn't the money for that in one place, so we've built and will continue to expand a BRT system that is barely used by anyone.
Let's all tell the truth. The reason we have this system is not because it's a good idea, but because this is what IndyGo can get money for from the federal Department of Transportation.
If our goal was to help people with transit needs based on the money we have, we wouldn't be building more fixed-route mass transit. We just don't have the density. Instead, we've be spending more on paratransit, on subsiziding peer-to-peer rideshare programs, on housing vouchers so people can live closer to work and not need transit, and more.
But there isn't the money for that in one place, so we've built and will continue to expand a BRT system that is barely used by anyone.