Comments on: 17 Reasons to Make Transit Free http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: socialscientist http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/comment-page-1/#comment-33538 socialscientist Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:39:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/#comment-33538 Two reasons for user-fees: 1 - get legislation passed. 2 - discourage use. When transit is free it will enable the gradual elimination of the auto and sprawl (autosprawl) and allow us a chance to save the biosphere. Two reasons for user-fees: 1 – get legislation passed. 2 – discourage use.

When transit is free it will enable the gradual elimination of the auto and sprawl (autosprawl) and allow us a chance to save the biosphere.

]]> By: Jason Varone http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/comment-page-1/#comment-33532 Jason Varone Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:36:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/#comment-33532 <p>"If you were to design the ultimate system, you would have mass transit be free and charge an enormous amount for cars," Mayor Bloomberg.</p><p><br /> http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/04/20/the-ultimate-system-free-mass-transit-and-congestion-pricing/ </p> "If you were to design the ultimate system, you would have mass transit be free and charge an enormous amount for cars," Mayor Bloomberg.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/04/20/the-ultimate-system-free-mass-transit-and-congestion-pricing/

]]> By: v http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/comment-page-1/#comment-33531 v Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:23:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/#comment-33531 since when does bloomberg want free transit? since when does bloomberg want free transit?

]]> By: Angus Grieve-Smith http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/comment-page-1/#comment-33530 Angus Grieve-Smith Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:57:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/#comment-33530 From the <a href="http://blogencommun.free.fr/index.php?2007/06/28/911-abolition-des-transports-payants-la-colere-monte" rel="nofollow">Blog en commun</a>, here are some pictures from a recent action in the Paris Metro, where demonstrators taped open the gates in one station and gave out bogus tickets that said things like "Freedom of Movement." http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierrepierrepierre/645883028/in/set-72157600527172953/ I don't necessarily agree with their goals or their methods, but they've got a sense of humor. That said, the controleurs often have surprise ticket checks in the subway corridors. If anyone that they let in gets caught without a validated ticket, they're in for a fine of $25 or more. I don't think the fake tickets would satisfy the controleurs. From the Blog en commun, here are some pictures from a recent action in the Paris Metro, where demonstrators taped open the gates in one station and gave out bogus tickets that said things like “Freedom of Movement.”

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pierrepierrepierre/645883028/in/set-72157600527172953/

I don’t necessarily agree with their goals or their methods, but they’ve got a sense of humor.

That said, the controleurs often have surprise ticket checks in the subway corridors. If anyone that they let in gets caught without a validated ticket, they’re in for a fine of $25 or more. I don’t think the fake tickets would satisfy the controleurs.

]]> By: Buzz http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/comment-page-1/#comment-33527 Buzz Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:57:57 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/#comment-33527 No, make public transit low cost, not free. If it's free it will be abused. No, make public transit low cost, not free. If it’s free it will be abused.

]]> By: ddartley http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/comment-page-1/#comment-33524 ddartley Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:18:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/06/17-reasons-to-make-transit-free/#comment-33524 What I read from Chris X Brodeur bears repeating (again): the administration of the COLLECTION of the fares is often the most costly operation that transit organizations have to perform. What I read from Chris X Brodeur bears repeating (again): the administration of the COLLECTION of the fares is often the most costly operation that transit organizations have to perform.

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