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Originally Posted by Makid
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I rode on the Thursday. I had planned to ride both days, but wasn't able to on Friday.
I never saw anyone counting. I didn't even see the guy that usually walks up and down the train.
I was thinking about free fares. Because having free fares all the time would really require double-tracking to satisfy the increased ridership, that they should start by offering free rides one day a week. Maybe on Fridays. To get people to really start using it regularly and not just be a novelty, it has to be a regular occurrence, something they can count on. This would also have a bigger impact on our air quality than a few days here and there scattered around.
I suspect that most of the increased ridership on free fare days aren't always a lot of people going to work, but people who otherwise wouldn't be driving taking a free ride, which doesn't really remove cars from the road. But if it's a regular day that workers can count on, they'll skip driving one day a week.
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