12-20-2015, 09:14 PM
(12-19-2015, 08:40 AM)Osiris Wrote: I'm fairly certain MidTowner was saying that the fares should be enough to cover what it costs to collect the fares, not run the entire system. A legitimate, albeit tongue-in-cheek insight.
But seriously ... what would be the incremental cost to eliminate fares altogether? The taxpayers already pay two-thirds of the costs, and eliminating fares would simplify a lot of things -- not to mention substantially increase ridership. The cost per passenger might not change at all if this were to increase ridership by 50%.
This is a radical option, but is it really so crazy? (Full disclosure: it has been more than 10 years since I set foot on GRT/Kitchener Transit, although I fully intend to use the LRT once it's ready.)