Fascinating, he's dead wronghttps://twitter.com/AdamTuss/status/1045365799723159553 …
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I understand why people are reluctant to say transit should make money--on the one hand, most doubt that it's even possible, and on the other, they're leery of such a basic necessity being used to get a few people rich. But this is about securing a future for transit...
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When transit loses money, someone has to be found who will foot the bill--and the continued existence of transit (and the mobility of everyone who uses it!) becomes dependent on the whims of that someone. If they decide they don't want to pay so much, too bad for the riders!
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Moreover, if transit owes its existence to funding provided by people who don't necessarily ride transit, then transit will *necessarily* be operated with those people's interests placed above the riders. These interests may align sometimes, but when they don't...
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Flat fairs for mother’s only?
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What about the option to buy a card that stores fares (or distance) so that one doesn’t have to buy a ticket every dang time?
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Of course!
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Metros and trains? Or just trains?
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Should work for all modes, including buses
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how do you recommend managing ride-length-dependent fares? flat has the advantage it's easier to pay with cash
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I don't thing encouragement is the issue when poor people have the longest commutes (at least in New York) to and from work and no viable alternative. The poor have been shunted to the ends of the lines in the Bronx, the Rockaways, Coney Island and deep into Queens.
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