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Posted by trainsarefun on Sun Feb 17 20:30:13 2008, in response to Re: Diagrams Re: Air Train question, posted by Terrapin Station on Sun Feb 17 20:20:43 2008. I'm talking about existing conditions, to refute Chris's [ridiculous] claim that the alternative to the $5 fare at HB would have been to not build the HB branch at all.But Chris's claim, whatever else it is or isn't, is a hypothetical one; so I'm wondering how your observation of present ridership patterns with the fare(/toll) in place is meant to inform us as to what patterns might be if one could board Airtrain at Howard Beach free of charge. Why does that matter? Well, for one thing, there would be a certain asymmetry between ridership via Jamaica and ridership via Howard Beach. Most people would rather not pay $5 more for more or less the same Airtrain ride, so in that event, why not take the A train to Howard Beach and save some Lincoln paper instead of taking the E train to Jamaica? That's GOOD TRANSPORTATION POLICY!. Gets people out of cars and buses and onto the rails. It might well have that consequence. I'm a fan of lower fares on all rail services. But the PA charges what it charges, and people can be expected to go, ceteris paribus, via the path of least expenditures. |
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