Comments on: Big Blue Bus wants day passes and simpler fares http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:38:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Wad http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-66221 Wad Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:22:54 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-66221 Russ, it is expensive. San Diego County is required by the Transnet sales tax to post at least a 40% farebox recovery. You pay a lot for very little service. Although, it's long overdue that San Diego Transit implemented 15-minute service on 15 lines. (Before, there were only about 4 lines that had such frequent service.) What's odd about the $1.75 "local" routes: have you noticed those are the buses that serve military installations? Russ, it is expensive.

San Diego County is required by the Transnet sales tax to post at least a 40% farebox recovery.

You pay a lot for very little service. Although, it’s long overdue that San Diego Transit implemented 15-minute service on 15 lines. (Before, there were only about 4 lines that had such frequent service.)

What’s odd about the $1.75 “local” routes: have you noticed those are the buses that serve military installations?

]]> By: Russ http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-66219 Russ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:56:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-66219 Any of those prices sound right to me. In San Diego I take my bus 3 miles to work, and if I paid the fare it would be $2.25 each way. Luckily my work pays for a monthly pass. I believe that the "local" bus which services the central area is $1.75, but even though my ride is only 3 miles, because the bus comes from like 10-15 miles away it's a $2.25 fare. And then the buses that service North County or the express buses are $2.50. I've always thought it seemed a little expensive. Any of those prices sound right to me. In San Diego I take my bus 3 miles to work, and if I paid the fare it would be $2.25 each way. Luckily my work pays for a monthly pass. I believe that the “local” bus which services the central area is $1.75, but even though my ride is only 3 miles, because the bus comes from like 10-15 miles away it’s a $2.25 fare. And then the buses that service North County or the express buses are $2.50. I’ve always thought it seemed a little expensive.

]]> By: Wad http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-65434 Wad Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:07:54 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-65434 The best policy is for the agencies involved in the EZ Pass, basically all of the agenciesin L.A. County that matter, to agree on an EZ Day Pass. It would have to be priced relatively high, but still within the realm of making it useful. A $5 day pass would be terrific for Metro riders, but cheaper to pay cash fares on most munis. Metro is finding $3 too low. Maybe $3.50 or $4 would be well worth it. The EZ Day Pass would replace in-agency transfers. The best policy is for the agencies involved in the EZ Pass, basically all of the agenciesin L.A. County that matter, to agree on an EZ Day Pass.

It would have to be priced relatively high, but still within the realm of making it useful.

A $5 day pass would be terrific for Metro riders, but cheaper to pay cash fares on most munis. Metro is finding $3 too low.

Maybe $3.50 or $4 would be well worth it.

The EZ Day Pass would replace in-agency transfers.

]]> By: don hosek http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-65358 don hosek Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:40:37 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/03/08/big-blue-bus-wants-day-passes-and-simpler-fares/#comment-65358 The daypass is too high to make sense except for seniors/students. You need to have two boardings with transfers for it to break even, four without. What would be nice would be an intersystem daypass that'd cover MTA/BBB/CCB/etc. for around $3. I'm starting a new job at the end of the month and I figure most days will be BBB to SM in the mornings and bike home. On days when I have writers group, though, I'll get a daypass for the MTA, walk up to Wilshire to take the 710 to SM, take the 316 to writer's group in Silverlake and then 316/705 to get home. The daypass is too high to make sense except for seniors/students. You need to have two boardings with transfers for it to break even, four without.

What would be nice would be an intersystem daypass that’d cover MTA/BBB/CCB/etc. for around $3.

I’m starting a new job at the end of the month and I figure most days will be BBB to SM in the mornings and bike home. On days when I have writers group, though, I’ll get a daypass for the MTA, walk up to Wilshire to take the 710 to SM, take the 316 to writer’s group in Silverlake and then 316/705 to get home.

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