Gnome,

They can't. Here's why: it doesn't cost significantly less to run a small bus than a big one. They don't really even have enough money to run the schedule they run.

Now, it's not obvious that what I just said is true, you might think it would be cheaper to run small buses [[better mileage, for instance). But fuel is only a small part of the overall cost. The labor is the same - a small bus needs one driver, just like a big bus. The fuel is cheaper for smaller vehicles but the maintenance is more expensive; the larger vehicles are in some ways more robust than the smaller ones.

The only way for SMART to run a better schedule is for all of us to agree to give them more money

Cheers,
Prof. Scott