Posted Jun 3, 2011, 4:40 PM
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Retrofit Urbanist
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Originally Posted by polishavenger
Is it fair to charge someone the same who goes 3 stops as the person who takes the train to the end of the line? The NW line is about 13k long from DT, the NE is about 13k, the south is 16k, and the west will be about 8k. You could conceivable be charging someone who goes one stop out of DT (sunnyside, bridgeland, victoria park, sunalta) the same as a person who takes the train almost 30km from Brentwood to Bridlewood, that doesnt seem right to me. Using a system like the hong kong octopus card makes all the sense in the world, because you pay for the distance you travel, not based on zones or a flat fair, thats as equitable as it gets.
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This is nearly impossible to enforce without access gates. Everywhere I have been that uses distance-based fares has control gates. But I don't want to get into a 10 page discussion on zone based fares again.
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