09-16-2019, 08:28 AM
The article does not say that child fares would be eliminated, so I wouldn't jump to that conclusion quite yet.
As for seniors, if the argument is off-peak usage -- what benefit do we, as a society, get from (well-off) seniors using transit at off-peak times? They then don't drive, that's true, but at off-peak times the congestion impact isn't significant in any case.
And would a $2.86 fare (as opposed to the current $2.49) really discourage a well-off senior from taking transit?
As for seniors, if the argument is off-peak usage -- what benefit do we, as a society, get from (well-off) seniors using transit at off-peak times? They then don't drive, that's true, but at off-peak times the congestion impact isn't significant in any case.
And would a $2.86 fare (as opposed to the current $2.49) really discourage a well-off senior from taking transit?