Civic · 6 pages · 12 min
Why frequency is the service
How often a vehicle comes is the service a rider can actually use, not the line's existence.
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From the opening
Frequency is how often a transit vehicle arrives on a route, usually talked about as the gap between trips. For the rider it is the service, because a line that exists on a map but comes rarely cannot be used without planning a life around a timetable. The opening covers the gap between vehicles is the product, a short gap forgives a miss, and rare service demands a timetable.
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Inside
- The gap between vehicles is the product
- A short gap forgives a miss
- Rare service demands a timetable
- Span of hours is a separate limit
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Transit headway
- Frequency versus coverage routes