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A far simpler way to make transit cost competitive, for now, is to make transit nearly free, subsidized by existing road users (externality tax for the pollutio
by gohrt 11y ago
A far simpler way to make transit cost competitive, for now, is to make transit nearly free, subsidized by existing road users (externality tax for the pollution/noise/etc), instead of making it fund itself.
- superuser2 11y agoFare collection infrastructure is shockingly expensive (it is municipal government IT, after all) and prolongs bus loading times, requiring more equipment/fuel/labor to deliver the same service. Fare collection usually fails to recapture its own cost, or does so just barely. By some estimates, eliminating fare collection would actually consume less tax revenue, not more.
- alasdair_ 11y agoIn London (and Seattle) the busses are free to ride in busy locations for this exact reason.