Originally Posted by
FiftySix
"The limited transit service available in most American cities means that demand will never materialize—not without some fundamental changes."
"To this day, in most parts of American cities, it is all but impossible to get anywhere on a Sunday at 8 p.m. by transit, and if you miss the bus you might be waiting an hour or more for the next one. Such a situation is virtually unheard of in most other developed countries, where even many small villages have a relatively regular bus."
"That’s the fundamental problem that makes transit useless for most people in most American cities. The key to great transit service is not about getting 100 percent of people to ride transit for 100 percent of trips. It’s about giving people a viable choice of getting around without needing to drive."
https://www.citylab.com/transportati...ced-it/572167/
The situation in the states is always the same story: buses don't run frequently on weekends because nobody uses them. Nobody use the buses on weekends therefore, they don't run frequently.
I've actually, gone to transit meetings, talked to the transit director, and helped to lobby for greater frequency. A year after the added buses running with 3-4 people on board they were cancelled.