http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/blogs/the-dig-rick-karr-what-i-missed-in-my-report-on-new-yorks-mass-transit-system/306/ Blueprint America | PBS Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:46:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/blogs/the-dig-rick-karr-what-i-missed-in-my-report-on-new-yorks-mass-transit-system/306/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Frank Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:36:36 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/?p=306#comment-152 If the goal is to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, raising public transportation fares is not the answer. Public transportation fares are too high if a significant number of people still commute via car. Higher fares would lead to less use of public transportation, and greater use of cars. If higher revenues are needed to pay for public transportation, raising gasoline taxes would make a lot more sense. Higher gasoline taxes could be used to subsidize public transportation, while raising the cost of behavior that contributes to global warming and energy dependency. If the goal is to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, raising public transportation fares is not the answer. Public transportation fares are too high if a significant number of people still commute via car. Higher fares would lead to less use of public transportation, and greater use of cars. If higher revenues are needed to pay for public transportation, raising gasoline taxes would make a lot more sense. Higher gasoline taxes could be used to subsidize public transportation, while raising the cost of behavior that contributes to global warming and energy dependency.

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