There is spare capacity in most transit systems to accommodate new riders, just not at the SLA that prospective new riders are accustomed to.
If your suburban bus stop is a 10 minute walk from your home, and the bus comes by once every half-hour, and then you have to transfer to an every 20-minute bus, that is sufficiently offset to make the transfer take time... You aren't going to have a good time on your commute.
If your suburban bus stop is a 10 minute walk from your home, and the bus comes by once every half-hour, and then you have to transfer to an every 20-minute bus, that is sufficiently offset to make the transfer take time... You aren't going to have a good time on your commute.