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Taxi instead of empty runs – Thuringia's association aims to rethink public transportation
He is not the first to propose it – but Martin Kammer, Managing Director of the Thuringian State Association of the Transport Industry, raises the issue with new emphasis: Taxis could play a larger role as complementary components in public transport in the future. Especially in regions where buses are poorly utilized or not available at all.
"Call, collective, or line taxis could be solutions for better mobility offerings, especially in rural regions and around cities," says Kammer.
Indeed, in Thuringia the potential lies on the street: According to the chamber, around 800 taxis and about 1,200 rental cars are on the move in the Free State. So far, this mobile network has hardly been used for scheduled services. Only in the city of Jena and the district of Greiz do planners rely on taxi services to fill gaps in bus services. The association wants to change that:
"The association advocates rethinking the scheduled network in Thuringia in terms of cost and service aspects. It should also be decided where buses are deployed and where taxis are," according to the chamber.
Resistance from bus companies
A proposal that does not find receptive ears everywhere in times of tight budgets. Tilman Wagenknecht, managing director of the Central German Bus Companies Association, sees potential connections but warns against excessive enthusiasm:
"You can create concepts out of this," he says, referring to feeder services in rural areas. But he urges caution: "The funding pot for public transport is finite. The challenge already lies in maintaining services everywhere despite increased costs."
According to Wagenknecht, the transportation costs per person must also be kept in mind when integrating taxis into the public transport system. Because:
“When using taxis, their private-sector rates would ultimately have to be subsidized down to public transport level. These are huge costs.”
Taxi entrepreneurs often "live" off school and medical transport
According to the association, around 100 bus companies are operating in regular services in Thuringia. In contrast, there are about 600 transport entrepreneurs, freight forwarders, as well as taxi and rental car companies organized within the state association. It is estimated that more than 20,000 employees work in the entire transport industry. Kammer emphasizes that many taxi companies today operate economically stable – not least thanks to medical and school transport.
Examples from other federal states show that taxis can function as part of a flexible local transport structure. In Thuringia too, there are initial approaches for on-demand transport with call buses and call collection taxis – so far mostly as pilot projects. For Kammer it is clear: If rural public transport is to continue to exist, the service structure must be reconsidered – also with regard to efficiency, utilization, and user-friendliness.
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