Just learned that preliminary elasticity analysis sez that if we raise fares from $1.25 to $1.50 we'll boost revenue despite losing riders
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To which I say: awesome, let's go for $2, and then we can look into distance-based fares.
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So long as we refuse to charge a fare which actually reflects the cost of operation, we're gonna be at the mercy of the state budget
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Replying to @380kmh
I remember thinking PVTA's fares were quite low when I did some research on the agency.
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They haven't been raised in about a decade (last time was when I was entering college, from $1 to $1.25)
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It's more or less guaranteed that we won't raise fares above $1.50 at this time, because it's coming at the same time as heavy service cuts
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