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Kind of why I wish public transit was just made free.. Once the rail lines are paid for, the cost per passenger is very low. Hence, we should maximize value by
by jopsen 9y ago
Kind of why I wish public transit was just made free..
Once the rail lines are paid for, the cost per passenger is very low. Hence, we should maximize value by making it free.
- icebraining 9y agoNow I'm wondering what a Freemium transit system would look like.
- marksomnian 9y agoCars that you have to pay to enter, which take high-speed premium routes, get given priority by signalling systems, or just plain show up more frequently?
- closeparen 9y agoEasy: sell seats to commuters who want to get work done (currently seats are allocated to those who board closest to the beginning of the line).
- thriftwy 9y agoYou could pay for Wi-Fi on trains! The system exists in Moscow and Saint Petersburg metros, you can either watch long ads or pay $2-3 monthly for ad-less Wi-Fi.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoCharge property owners for the ability to own property near the transit stations.
- CaptainZapp 9y agoOnce the rail lines are paid for, the cost per passenger is very low This statement is patently wrong. You can't just build a rail line (plus signaling, plus other necessary infrasatructure) and then just forget about it. You also need massive capital investments into the rolling stock and all this requires significant maintenance. An argument can certainly be made if public transport should be free, but stating that the costs are low and essentially paid for once the (very expensive) infrastructure stands is just ludicrous.
- chimeracoder 9y ago> Once the rail lines are paid for, the cost per passenger is very low. If that were the case, the whole reason for this article wouldn't exist, because NYC wouldn't need any maintenance for its subway system.