Jctexan t1_jc08tc9 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 2:10 AM

Reply to comment by JeromePowellAdmirer in CONFESSION TIME: If I know I can make the round trip within the allotted 1 hour I will only activate a single Light Rail ticket by kraghis

Just because something hasn’t been done, doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done. How would things ever be improved upon if we never allowed change? That being said…see point 2.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/14/zero-fare-public-transit-movement-gains-momentum.html

JeromePowellAdmirer t1_jc0a4r8 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 2:20 AM

> The money will come from surplus tax revenue.

What happens when there is no longer surplus tax revenue? Service cuts. They certainly won't bring fares back to maintain service levels.

Jctexan t1_jc1sgxo wrote on March 13, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Welp, as long as you're sure, I guess I have no choice but to accept the terrible way we've been doing things thus far.

Sigh. The constant negativity is just so dull. It's so easy to say why something won't work - anyone can find a bunch of reason why something won't work. If we put half as much energy into figuring out solutions, maybe we wouln't be in this mess. We certainly can't progress as a society with that attitude!

JeromePowellAdmirer t1_jc24rdr wrote on March 13, 2023 at 2:22 PM

There are plenty of solutions, fare free transit isn't one of them until service levels are high enough that risking a cut wouldn't devastate the system. Every single transit system in America has too low service and reducing revenue can't increase it.