My area has no local bus routes but it does have on demand shuttles via our county’s senior services. That doesn’t help with commuters or people trying to go shopping or to the doctor etc though. The biggest challenge is for young adults just getting started making low wages but needing to be able to afford housing, food and transportation.
See how Japan handles that problem: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ltkiq (jump to 19:42)
My area has no local bus routes but it does have on demand shuttles via our county’s senior services. That doesn’t help with commuters or people trying to go shopping or to the doctor etc though. The biggest challenge is for young adults just getting started making low wages but needing to be able to afford housing, food and transportation.