Blaise Pascal invented fixed route public transport (2024)

	Blaise Pascal invented fixed route public transport (2024)(humantransit.org)
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	HN Discussion: ↑Appreciation for Pascal's innovation with added historical/business context about the venture ↓Disputes the claim, arguing boats/ferries on rivers were fixed routes long before Pascal ↓Points to the Dutch trekschuit (1632) as a prior land-adjacent fixed route counterexample •Reflections on modern public transport frequency, efficiency, and Paris's metro network ↑Notes Paris's broader history of urban innovations beyond public transport