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Re: making the QM22 cost neutral |
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Posted by BusMgr on Thu Nov 10 15:03:53 2011, in response to Re: making the QM22 cost neutral, posted by checkmatechamp13 on Wed Nov 9 22:29:46 2011. While I am not advocating for any particular fare structure or policy, I will agree that fare policy ought to be better integrate in this region, at least if the politics and financing will allow. There seems to be no policy basis for not having the same fares and full interchange between commuter rail and express bus, be it within New York (e.g., Bayside to Manhattan via LIRR or QM2) or be in within New Jersey (e.g., Newark to Manhattan via NJT NEC or NJT 108). Likewise for transferring between routes . . . why should the QM2 passenger be allowed to transfer freely to the subway if the QM2 does not go directly to a final destination, but the same privilege is not granted to the LIRR passenger?Think first about transportation as an entire journey from origin to destination, and not as a series of connections between particular modes and routes operated by distinct entities. Then consider the proper allocation of fare receipts to those entities. (On top of all this, there needs to be a fair system in which private companies can either operate completely independently of such an integrated system, or can be permitted equitable entry into the system, the choice being that of the private companies.) |
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