As cohabitants of this city, we all share a basic human right to safe, affordable and accessible transportation. And yet here in the Portland metro region, champion of “livability”, those who depend on public transportation are disproportionately bearing the burden of TriMet’s decisions to cut service and increase fares. The value of a TriMet fare has never been lower, wait times between buses have never been longer, and riders are getting squeezed with missed connections and overcrowded buses and pass-bys.
http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/extend-the-trimet-transfers-and-gain-riders-sustainability/
4 comments:
Why don't they dump transfers, and offer the day pass as it primary transfer instrument, so many agencies (us NOT included) already do this (OCTA, San Diego, LA)
Eliminating transfers would solve a lot of issues (printing costs, fare disputes, evasion, etc), but the problem is that it punishes people who have to transfer. If you're not lucky enough to have your destination along the same route, you have to pay double. Plus, it would eliminate proof of payment.
Only on buses. MAX Machines would still print a one way ticket, that you cant use as an xfer. And the concept works fine in other cites without people getting all excited.
It's not the proof of payment that's the major issue. It's having an inequity between those who only need to take one route to get to their destination vs. those who must transfer.
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