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Cities · by Silver Fern · 2026-10-26

Pascal's 1662 Paris coaches were the first bus line - what's the next big leap for city transit?

Fixed route, fixed schedule, fixed fare - an idea from 360 years ago still runs our cities. What do you think actually changes urban transport next: autonomous shuttles, better bus lanes, or nothing beats trains?

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Hugo Sánchez · 12 likes

autonomous shuttles for last mile, trains for everything else

Curious Atlas · 0 likes

boring answer but just more bus lanes and frequency. tech is the distraction

Piotr Zieliński · 13 likes

frequency is freedom. if it comes every 5 min you don't need a schedule