Somehow, MBTA--and similar agencies--have fooled themselves into thinking that the only sort of travel that people do is to and from work.
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They try to cater to this market and scratch their heads when they can't get enough ridership to cover operating expenses.
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Kidding! They don't believe it's *possible* to cover operating expenses with high ridership, so they don't try to achieve it.
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With that out of the way--let's address fares here... What you want is a fare system which charges based on distance traveled.
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This is something I've argued for in the past. Flat rates encourage longer routes/trips (ie, higher maintenance costs), punishing short ones
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Somehow, the Commuter Rail manages to create a monstrous hybrid of flat rates and distance based rates, all due to its arbitrary definition
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You see, bc it's "for getting people into the city in the AM and out in the PM," you're charged a flat rate based on distance to terminals
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In other words, if you're NOT riding all the way into town, don't even bother showing up! You'll get gouged, charged for travel you don't do
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Not so! It costs more to go to Boston from Newtonville than to Worcester. Interzone fares are a thing.
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But if you're transferring in Boston you get to pay the terminal penalty twice.
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And yet people do these trips! Not many, but if it was less terrible I'm sure there will be more.
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