I understand the anger, but I really don't see this changing a whole lot of peoples minds. I think a lot of the people that are standing up and saying "well now I'm not taking the train for sure!" were never going to realistically take the train in the first place. I also think a lot of the people that are saying "this is going to make me stop taking the train" are going to drive to work only to realize that they need to pay a lot more than $3 to park downtown and then return to the loser-cruisers.
This morning I got on a train at the end of the line. By the third stop the car was completely full with people standing shoulder to shoulder. This increase will annoy a bunch of people, but I don't even think it'll put a dent in the # of riders.
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