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Originally Posted by nec209
So urban cities like Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco the bus does not run every 15 minutes?
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As compared with Toronto or Montreal? No.
You didn't watch the video did you? There maps of 15M service of different cities that a compared.
Miami just launched its 'better bus network' (every 15M or better) in 2023.
The Map is here:
https://www.miamidade.gov/transit/li...system-map.pdf
You can see the red lines are every 15M or better, the blue are 30M frequency. The red lines are relatively sparse compared to the Toronto area.
This is one for LA:
https://www.metro.net/wp-content/upl...tem-detail.pdf
The thick lines are buses every 15M or better (or rail).
As you can see, most of the lines are thin.
This is a system map for Toronto: (bus)
https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/T...9d81469c79a57e
Note that the thick lines here denote service every 10M or better.
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The difference in subway/Metro is similarly substantial.
In Toronto all peak subway service is every 3M '40 or better. While in L.A. is generally every 5-8M; off-peak in Toronto is 4-6M while in L.A. its 8-10M
Chicago's El service (subway) can be as good as every 4M but is commonly only every 15M off peak.
That makes a huge difference in terms of convenience. Particularly true if you have to transfer one or more times en route.
Its not just the time you save waiting the first time, its the time you save waiting at each transfer as well.