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[trochee]

• 21:01 done watching oscars with @imtboo. looking again at research but I might skip it for early bedtime. #
• 11:00 Just noticed that Metro is raising fares. Shame on city and county: *lowering* is the way to make traffic better. #

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[eldan.livejournal.com]

They should scrap bus fares altogether. An astonishing proportion of the fare goes towards collecting the fare, not to mention how much it can slow down busses at busy times.

[trochee.livejournal.com]

i completely agree. fare costs don't offset much of the transit system expenses anyway -- something like 10%. I think that the real motive behind fare-collection is that the county and city are afraid that free access would turn the buses into rolling homeless camps.

But really, I strongly doubt that would happen. Drivers would still be able to kick people off the bus -- i've seen them do it now, even after the drunk aggro dude paid his fare.