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Fares income isn't insubstantial -- just as an example I'm familiar with, King County Metro (Seattle area) was ~33% funded by fares before Covid (which destroye

by loeg 1y ago

Fares income isn't insubstantial -- just as an example I'm familiar with, King County Metro (Seattle area) was ~33% funded by fares before Covid (which destroyed both ridership and percent non-stealing riders). It is material; not "token."

Aurornis 1y ago
What was funded? You mean operating costs? That’s only part of what it costs to build the lines and do all of the construction, among other things.
- squigz 1y ago
  Isn't operating costs what's being discussed here?
- loeg 1y ago
  You wrote: > I was stunned by how little the fares covered operating costs. (And I'm talking about buses -- there's not a ton of construction involved.)