The other question is what do you want to maximize? Ridership or revenue? Raising the cost of a bus ride will reduce the number of people riding - for example, I often take the bus because I'm too lazy to walk the 10 blocks to the movie theater. Another .50 probably raises the cost of a movie above what I'm willing to pay for the movie.
Janne Flisrand Lowry Hill
Emily Quast wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what is it about raising rush hour fares by 25 or 50 cents that is so hard?
I expect my taxes to go up, my utilities are going up, the cost of everything else is going up, so why would I not expect my bus fare to go up?
Someone must have written already why this is not being considered as a solution, but I missed it.
Can anyone put this on the negotiating table?
Is it already there? Emilie Quast SE Como
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