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No major US public transportation system is fully paid for by riders.
by xnx 9mo ago
No major US public transportation system is fully paid for by riders.
- JimmyBuckets 9mo agoThat includes cars on public roads.
- semiquaver 9mo agoYep. https://www.transitwiki.org/TransitWiki/index.php/Farebox_Recovery_Ratio https://www.transitwiki.org/TransitWiki/index.php/Farebox_Re... is a sobering reminder that many cities’ public transportation would cost $20-50 per trip if paid entirely by riders and thus could not exist without subsidy.
- caycep 9mo agoNYC congestion pricing seems to be working quite well though, and probably helps offset MTA costs.
- xnx 9mo agoNYC "congestion" pricing (actually cordon pricing) is a good idea. Would be great to see more road use fees proportional to use (distance, weight^3, etc.).
- cleaning 9mo agoNeither is any private transportation system?
- epsylon 9mo agoPublic transportation is the backbone of a functioning economy. It doesn't need to be fully paid by riders precisely because the rest of society benefits from it multiple times over.