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Re: Extending the SAS across 125th on the table |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Oct 10 05:03:56 2023, in response to Re: Extending the SAS across 125th on the table, posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Oct 9 22:38:57 2023. Thanks for the analysis.About the fare box recovery ## in general. The very high numbers for the NYC Subway, and fairly high ## for other rail systems such as BART before covid, Caltrain before covid, CTA L before covid, are all nice, but obsolete as ridership is nowhere near as high. Ironically in BART's case because WFH has perhaps permanently shredded the well heeled techies willing/able to pay distance fares and filling rush hour trains have upended their budget causing them to beg for higher subsidy. Anti-transit suburbanites, particularly in Marin County oppose greater subsidy, demanding instead that BART somehow magically reduce operating costs. The usual "austerity" ideas, of degrading service, cutting back span of service have NEVER been successful at cutting deficits in normal ridership instances. Today, ridership has become relatively stronger evenings and weekends making the auisterity idea counterproductive. Going to be interesting... |
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