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What time period did they do the studies on? Suppose I drive a car because it has some advantages over paid public transit. Now when they make public transit fr
by gardenhedge 4y ago
What time period did they do the studies on? Suppose I drive a car because it has some advantages over paid public transit. Now when they make public transit free, I still have my car. I'm not likely to switch within a short time period. When it comes to moving home, getting a new job or a new car then I may become a new user of transit.
- warning26 4y agoYou raise a valid point; this lack of long term effects is also my problem with most basic income studies. That said, if you're making a decision to sell your car and move to a place near a transit stop, I'd argue that the $2.50 or whatever a train/bus ticket costs isn't going to be a primary factor in your decision. Consider Japan; everyone uses transit there, and train tickets are generally quite expensive. But, people pay for it because: 1) Almost all development is high density near transit stops 2) The trains are fast and frequent If we want people to use transit, low fares are a definite nice to have, but the real key is we need to stop with horrible car-centric zoning policies and low-density construction.