The New Business Matrix

Here is probably the prime Comment for the Day. Rural folks could tell you that they have always been exurban, and the Driving Time will remain the same. I still have visions of starting a new business in my Senility, and a rural Bus route could possibly make the Grade as a profitable enterprise. One could use high efficiency Vans which received good Gas mileage, quartering the four sectors of the Compass, with centralized Vans delivering Customers to desired sites. Incentive for Consumer use would be a published Statement that fares would equal one gallon of Gas in Price for complete One-Way routing. The centralized Vans would deliver to Work-site, with Pick-up at the same location. Efficient operation would set the Goal of only a 20 minute delay over personal vehicle use in Travel time. Sector Buses and Centralized Buses would only run twice in the Morning, and Twice in the Afternoon.

The best form of business organization for such a Bus system would be a Cooperative, whose members would provide both Capital and Labor; creating a reasonable methodology for Job creation, while gaining potential capitalization with Commuter membership carrying sustained Bank financing. A effective system could even get potential State support, or Business subsidies for Workers carried by the system. Many would claim the busing system itself to be inefficient, with a lot of wasted miles of travel, but Routes could be specifically sculpted for least fuel consumption, and Work Schedules of Commuters could be easily adjusted; even if there had to be a late Night clean-up Route travel. I would have to run the Numbers, but Profits should be accomplishable with a 200 Commuter/Day average.

The Business format may, or may not, work better with higher Commuter traffic, if the Cooperative offered Home Delivery of purchased Product in a separate Delivery route starting out at 5 pm. Participating Groceries would have to properly store purchased Product, with a one or two gallon Gas equivalent fee for Pickup, while Consumers would be required to pay a one gallon equivalent delivery fee. This might seem like a high Price, but the Delivery Van must travel throughout the four sectors. Normal Commuters would be allowed one bag, though they might have to hold it on their laps through the entire Route. The major hazard to my Participation in such enterprise would be too many people who want to see me fail. Ah, the Price you pay for being a Genius. lgl