02-17-2020, 10:44 PM
(02-17-2020, 07:24 PM)timc Wrote:(02-17-2020, 02:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: I have availed myself of the free transit weekends most of the weekends this month. I must say I have seen a far larger number of children on the train than I usually do. However, I rarely rode it on weekends before. Does anyone know if this is typical, or if we are seeing a really big surge.
I think this is probably a big surge, which really shows the current fare structure is a huge obstacle to families using the LRT. Cars (even when people think otherwise) are almost always more expensive than transit. But for a family of four, transit probably is going to be more expensive than almost all driving scenarios using a single car.
It seems pretty clear to me that a $25 round trip for a family could easily be done more quickly and cheaply with a car. I have a pass, but my kids do not, and we used transit two times this weekend where we probably wouldn't have otherwise.
I'm thinking we should allow older kids (maybe up to 10?) to ride for free when accompanied by at least one adult.