Generally, How should I set up my bus lines? Do I make multiple stops in residential neighborhood? Or do I just make one bus stop in residential and connect it to commercial, industry, attractions, etc.?
How should I set up my bus lines?
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It varies. A small residential area may only need one stop, located in a spot accessible to all. A larger one may need a few stops.
Don't overdo it with stops though, or buses could spend more time stopped than moving. Shorter routes will have fewer buses on it. Long routes may have a very large number of buses, and especially if/when they bunch up, they can make traffic worse than no buses.
A straight route will bring CIMs back the same way they came. If you have a loop, you may want to run two routes in opposite directions. (Clockwise and counter-clockwise). Otherwise a CIM might have a short trip out, but a very long trip back. (Imagine you are riding a hand around a clock face. If you get on at 3 and off at 4, on the return ride you get on at 4 and ride 5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-1-2-3 instead of directly back to 3.
Also, you can build pedestrian paths through neighborhoods to help people from other areas get to/from bus stops (and metros, trains, or just walking period) quickly/easily, and that will increase ridership.
Don't overdo it with stops though, or buses could spend more time stopped than moving. Shorter routes will have fewer buses on it. Long routes may have a very large number of buses, and especially if/when they bunch up, they can make traffic worse than no buses.
A straight route will bring CIMs back the same way they came. If you have a loop, you may want to run two routes in opposite directions. (Clockwise and counter-clockwise). Otherwise a CIM might have a short trip out, but a very long trip back. (Imagine you are riding a hand around a clock face. If you get on at 3 and off at 4, on the return ride you get on at 4 and ride 5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-1-2-3 instead of directly back to 3.
Also, you can build pedestrian paths through neighborhoods to help people from other areas get to/from bus stops (and metros, trains, or just walking period) quickly/easily, and that will increase ridership.
i try to make sure an attraction is within walking distance of public transport. it doesn't need to be a bus; trains and metros will deliver more people. as will ships and planes.
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