02-24-2016, 12:49 PM
Consider that at rush hour, there's already relatively frequent (every ~20 minutes) GO Trains servicing Weston and Bloor. They are relatively lightly used, even today.
Outside of rush hour, there's little reason to believe the service would be swamped, even at GO prices.
There are two ways of working the prices:
1) Set prices high, and lower them after months and months of stagnant ridership and 10% occupancy.
2) Set prices low, and raise them when ridership grows to be too much for the line.
One of these moves people, the other moves empty trains.
Is the hypothetical airport traveling standee such a terrible consequence that we can't dare to set fares to be similar to existing train service?
Outside of rush hour, there's little reason to believe the service would be swamped, even at GO prices.
There are two ways of working the prices:
1) Set prices high, and lower them after months and months of stagnant ridership and 10% occupancy.
2) Set prices low, and raise them when ridership grows to be too much for the line.
One of these moves people, the other moves empty trains.
Is the hypothetical airport traveling standee such a terrible consequence that we can't dare to set fares to be similar to existing train service?