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Fairness isn't as big of an issue in my opinion. There's the issue of economics. (Is it "fair" that old people get charged a discount at the movie theater?)

From a cost perspective, it certainly cost more to service the suburbs, but those people may the most sensitive to prices so, all else being equal, it may make sense to give them a relative discount compared to pure cost pricing.

For example, suburb people who drive to the station are more likely to just give up metro altogether and drive to work whereas people in the urban core are less likely to do so and may not even have a car. (They can bike possibly.) This may sound heartless, but it's ECON 101.

by Anony on Apr 20, 2012 7:54 am • link • report

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