Very few riders in Madison pay $1.50. That's the "base" fare, but Metro has a "deep discount" fare structure.
Seniors & disabled folks pay the $0.75 concession set by the Feds (cash or ticket).
Students pay $0.85 cash, or they can purchase ten orange QuikTix for $5.50 (that's $0.55 a ride) or a semester long pass for $87 ($65 less than using QuikTix).
Adults can (& do!) purchase ten pink QuikTix for $9.00 (that's $0.90 per ride) or we can purchase an unlimited ride pass monthly for $38.50 (that's $0.96 each ride if one only commutes to work 4 weeks x 5 days x two rides/day).
As far as "viability" goes, Metro *really does want your feedback* as to which routes should go where, and when. Changes in route structure and timing are not decided on "gee, how can we irritate the maximum number of riders?" but on suggestions and requests from patrons: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- at 12:26 AM 3/18/03, "Bob Paolino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ---
very much unlike our MadMet, which runs infrequently for extremely high fares, although the UW
and MATC arrangements make it affordable for many people even though it
doesn't make the service any more frequent/viable, particularly if you need
to transfer. (To put it into perspective, consider that the $1.50 MadMet
cash fare is the same as the basic fare in CHICAGO, which not only has a
more expensive cost of living for everything else and offers a lot more
transit options than Madison, so people actually get something for their
$1.50)
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