Sometimes you just have to give credit where due when somebody tries thinking outside the box in an effort to address societal problems. That may turn out to be the case with the city of Wilson, North Carolina. Wilson’s aging mass transit system of buses really wasn’t working for a lot of residents because it was inconvenient and crowded, and many routes took too long to get people to and from their jobs. Then, a few years ago, they mothballed all of the buses and set up a system of publicly supported vans that people could call and be picked up and taken to their destination (local service only) for $1.50. And people really seemed to love it. So considering the deplorable state of mass transit in many cities, might this be a viable alternative? We’ll dig a little deeper below. (Associated Press)Read More
A small city replaced its buses with an Uber-like service
