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Re: NJ Transit to cut five bus routes |
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Posted by BusMgr on Tue May 15 15:41:33 2012, in response to NJ Transit to cut five bus routes, posted by Gold_12TH on Tue May 15 13:10:06 2012. Once again, a transit agency states, “It’s a place to get the most savings while affecting the fewest people.” No, for taxpayer-funded public transportation, it is not merely an analysis of the number of people affected, but also how those people are affected.Consider two alternatives (and assume each would have the same financial effect). First, 100 people are affected by a change on bus route 1, and all those affected are able to complete their travel by traveling on bus route 2. Second, 5 people are affected by a change on bus route 3, but not a single person is capable of competing their travel with any other possible alternative. Using NJT's analysis, the second change ought to be made, because it affects fewer people, even though it affects those people significantly. But, public policy supports the first change, because even though more people are affected, the degree to which they are affected is insignificant. Simplistic soundbite answers are not always the proper response. |
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