...and that whatever budget they're willing to put together might not line up with the needs of an actually useful transit system. If the system they pay for is subpar, anyone with an option will avoid it, cutting off even more possible revenue.
...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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