BZ editor Johannes Malinowski thinks that the on-call bus is a good temporary measure – but it should stay that way Photo: picture alliance/dpa / BZ assembly
By Johannes Malinowski
The BVG’s new on-call bus is scheduled to go into service in autumn. A good emergency solution, says BZ editor Johannes Malinowski in his comment.
The Rufbus is intended to open up areas in which local transport is still a problem child.
Unlike the Berlkönig, which the BVG buried this week and who was only on the road in the city center – where local transport is already good.
The new dial-a-bus must be the way the passengers need it. Being able to pay permanently only with a credit card or via app does not live up to the claim. The offer will now be tested until 2025.
The idea of using minibuses to transport passengers on the outskirts of the city should only be temporary. A quick way to bring mobility to everyone. But ten minibuses will not permanently replace regular bus and train lines.