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Originally Posted by accord1999
The argument in Canada, where the average transit agency is much better run, is if you had the money to offset all fares whether it would be better to use that money to improve routes and frequencies?
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The latter might simply follow the former (ie. more riders = more routes/frequencies).
I think fares are a pretty significant deterrent to a lot of potential riders...even just the convenience/practicality of actually having coins/ticket/pass.
And we're bad at estimating the true cost of vehicle ownership/operation...but $7.20 for a return trip ain't exactly cheap.