Perspective
To Attract Riders, Call Transit ‘Congestion Free’
Why emphasizing frequency, speed, and reliability in all conditions is so critical.
Would you like to live on a congestion-free transit network?
New Zealand’s Labour Party—currently the lead opposition party in Parliament—just endorsed a “Congestion Free Network” for the country’s major city, Auckland. The concept was developed by the advocacy group Greater Auckland, and it’s designed to emphasize the most important thing that makes transit reliable: its protection from congestion caused by single-occupant cars.