Previously I had ballparked a 5-fold ridership increase on Boston's commuter rail as prerequisite for profitability:https://twitter.com/380kmh/status/837005734357401600 …
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If modest improvements get you three times the ridership, then I think hitting five times the ridership isn't impossible...
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...on the contrary, it starts looking like a lowball estimate. Imagine 10 min headways, EMUs, proper stations, subway interoperation...WOW!
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Way forward seems clear: use no-interest loans to modernize & establish solvency, revenue pays them off over next few decades
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How does Japan charge by distance? Do you pay when you get off?
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On buses, yeah, usually
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What about trains? If they charge when you get on, is it honor system you get off when you say you will?
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on trains you buy a ticket to a particular destination, pay accordingly, then *keep your ticket* during trip & use it to leave the station
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