Public transport that reaches where people actually live
The problem
Bus and rail networks often stop short of the settlements that most need them, leaving expensive private options as the only route to work.
Why it matters
Transport cost is a direct deduction from the wage of the lowest-paid workers, every day.
Proposed solution
Map actual route coverage against population at settlement level, publish the gaps, and use that map to argue for specific route extensions.
How it would be implemented
Volunteer route surveys combined with published population data, resulting in named, specific route proposals rather than general demands.
Risks, and what we would do about them
Risk
Route economics may make some extensions genuinely unviable.
Mitigation
Publish ridership estimates with proposals. Do not demand routes we cannot show demand for.