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The bay area is a bit of a mess public transportation-wise, and at least for this particular project, the cost seems not all that large in the scheme of things
by entee 10y ago
The bay area is a bit of a mess public transportation-wise, and at least for this particular project, the cost seems not all that large in the scheme of things ($1.9B overall, need $647M in federal money). I hesitate to propose this because I fear there might be a flame war, but is there any way we could tax some of the large tech companies very slightly to quickly get enough money to make Caltrain and other public transportation systems modern and sustainable?
- CaliforniaKarl 10y agoI am curious, how many people here use a Caltrain GO pass? If yes, how much is subsidized by your employer? Here's an interesting comparison: 48 business weeks of trips, on Clipper card: $3,456 (48•5•2•7.20) 12 monthly passes: $2,289.60 (12•190.80) 1 annual GO pass: $190 (assuming 83+ other people also use it; min. $15,960 spent per company.) I know (from personal experience) that Stanford is a heavy GO pass user. I'm curious how many others are. You may not need a tax. Instead, an increase in the coast of the GO pass may be enough!
- greglindahl 10y agoIsn't the GO pass priced such that you buy it for everyone and then Caltrain hopes that peak usage isn't too high as a result? Which means you don't have enough data to evaluate if it's priced correctly or not. I bet Caltrain makes individual deals with Stanford and other large users that reflect actual usage.