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What do you think of how transfers are done in Chicago, where there is no free transfer? If you take a bus, then transfer to train within two hours, it is $2.00 (bus) + $0.25 (transfer) = $2.25. If you transfer from train to bus, it is $2.25 (train) +$0.25 (transfer) = $2.50. This unfairly penalizes train-bus transfers.
I believe the first transfer should be free, period. Because of the grid system, some trips may take two bus rides (to go diagonally, you have to take a bus west, then south, for example, since there is not always direct service).
should we cut fares or increase service? an advocacy parable
A dispute in Portland is bringing to light the age old question of whether fare cuts or service increases are the best way to "improve" transit. Both options improve ridership. The high-level answer is pretty simple. If you want transit to be mainly for low-income people who have a low valu...
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