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Posted by JAzumah on Tue Nov 24 01:00:21 2015, in response to Re: Transit advocates to propose free LaGuardia shuttle bus, posted by BusMgr on Mon Nov 23 21:46:14 2015. But when I looked at the composition of the group producing the report, they seem to be all left-wing activists, rather than a broad political spectrum, leading me to question if there's something below the surface here.Left-wing activists tend to have problems with market segmentation. Sometimes, it is equated with class warfare. For example, part of the Metro-North/LIRR fare reduction proposal centers around class issues and perceived discrimination by commuter railroads. It is important to recognize who uses which buses. The M60's improvements were not driven by poor people. The splitting of the Q33's airport segment into the Q70 is not being driven by poor people. It is being driven by the fact that airport customers can pay and are willing to pay for quality service. The Q70 is a massive improvement in service quality for airport customers over the Q33. So, the Q70 should not be run as a free shuttle bus. If this happens, the ridership will outstrip the resources to run it. Remember when this happened to the private bus lines when the free transfer was introduced. All of a sudden, ridership on the locals exploded and DEGRADED rush hour service quality because the city did not pump in the additional money to run more buses. When people want to propose bus service changes, remember that it cost $200/hour to run an MTA bus. Use the money wisely. |
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