Strathcona County Transit Ridership (1st post!)

HAHA, so my first topic will be about the ridership with SCT. I see time after time, buses heading to the Transit Centre (TC) empty or with 1-2 passengers. Not only is this a waste of time and money, it is doing nothing for reducing pollution. A bus carrying one person is way worse then a car carrying one person because it burns more fuel. SCT needs increased ridership, but people like me can't do it alone by telling people to take the bus places instead of driving or getting a ride. If you think about it, Sherwood Parkians (made up word) rely on their cars WAY to much, but is there really anyway to change that? The government keeps on expanding roads making it easier and easier to take a car someplace, but if they were to close road lanes and make them only for buses would that help? I don't think so, it would probably just piss people off, but what about education? Would informing people what the benefits of public transit change any minds? I think it would be worth a shot to put a million towards educating the public about transit, the benefits, and what not. Maybe, if anything, the gas prices this summer will help to change some minds and have people think about alternatives to driving. At $1.50 a litre, a $50 transit pass doesn't sound bad at all. Yet, SCT will probably have to increase fares and pass prices to keep up with fuel prices but I really don't know what diesel will cost soon. even if the price of passes reached $100 it would still be a bargain because the average person with an average vehicle uses about $45 of fuel every week. Yes, I don't expect people to switch over to transit all at once, nor use it for every trip, but if people would just take a week and ride the damn thing, they would see its so easy to get around the park, and even into Edmonton where taking transit is even easier. What are your thoughts? Thats all for today!