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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
I just marvel how Ottawa has let transit service go to pot in central areas of the city, making short trips difficult. I still contend that a lot of the issues is the policy of basically having one fare apply to the whole city. In the long run, this discourages use of transit for short trips because we keep jacking up the fares to pay for service extensions further and further from the city but charge exactly the same fare. In SF, regional service is separate and you pay much more but is easily justified by the distance travelled.
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It doesn't help that the "splitter" party is now in charge of transit planning. BUT GOD FORBID YOU MAKE SUBURBANITES TRANSFER.