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I'll go back to my old idea: Metro has too many fare possibilities. Metro should simplify by rounding each fare to, say, the nearest 50 cents.

Instead of having ridiculous permutations where one fare might be an extra nickel if you go one more station, you'd maintain the distance-based structure while vastly simplifying the cost to riders, making it easier to communicate.

So, let's say peak fares would be either:

1.75
2.25
2.75
3.25
3.75
4.25
4.75
5.25
5.75

Assuming fares increase roughly as proposed, this gives you 9 potential peak fares from any given station. It would be applying zone principles without creating actual zones. For each station, you could produce a map showing exactly which stations you can ride to for which price.

by Alex B. on Apr 18, 2012 10:51 am • link • report

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