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Originally Posted by cornholio
They should increase the gas tax allot to cover their shortfall and most importantly increase transit fares proportionally. say gas taxes as a average percentage of total gas prices go up 50% than transit fares should go up 50% so there is at least a perception of some fairness.
example: 50% extra tax on gas makes a $1 a L a $1.50 while making a $3 fare $4.5
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See, $3.75 for transit is a breaking point for a lot of transit users.
Ignore the commuters for a second. What about the single mother who uses transit as her primary mode of transit? Paying $4.50 each to get on the bus is equal to 1 meal for her child. Now, I understand if her kid needs to lose a few pounds it's okay to skip out on the feeding process, but lets be realistic here. Plus, if you want to increase ridership (which will increase revenue), transit has to be affordable to those that need to use it.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I understand that you're saying that TransLink should increase fares proportional to the increased fuel cost. But, there needs to be a cap set on that. This way TransLink can't suddenly charge $10 one way to go from Metrotown to Stanley Park because gas goes up $0.25/L every July.