...it turns out $0.60 is too much for some people to pay, too. It strikes me that trying to set the price based on the ability of the poorest to pay is an unviable strategy. Right off the bat, it guarantees that our bus service will depend heavily on the charity of non-riders...
They have stored value fare in Japan (I half expect they had it first) too--shifting fares based on crowding can be processed easily that way, but it still means the possibility of not being able to afford a trip you normally make with little warning...
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...which is why I think the marginal increase in fare "accuracy" is not worth the trouble for riders.
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Best-practice farecards have negative balance and autoload capabilities...theoretically no one should be denied at a faregate with a valid product. The point is more about incentivizing off-peak ridership more than the "accurate" compensation
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I'm familiar with that justification too, and to address it I only point out that cities which do this still experience heavy crowding at peak hours. But even if it worked I'd object to charging people extra to ensure trains go underutilized during peak demand!
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I think crowding on trains is its own disincentive, rather like traffic congestion--people who can travel at other times will already prefer to; charging extra just means hosing the poorest
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