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bikentransit wrote:How long is SEPTA expected to keep their legacy fare system in place?
Tokens are slowly disappearing, so the only ones who would need transfers are those paying cash fare.
Will it be that difficult for infrequent riders to get a key card
and if they don't ride that frequently, is the fare really that much of a deterrent?
Is there any likelihood that SEPTA could be persuaded to do away with transfers period?
jamesinclair wrote:This sounds like a tasty recipe for a disparate adverse effect lawsuit.
That is, if a party can prove that this change causes a greater harm to low income or minority persons than other parties, then SEPTA has to pay out big bucks.
ExCon90 wrote:I get the impression that it's more to make things easier for the bean counters, without any particular regard for what categories of riders are affected.
JimBoylan wrote:When SEPTA [S.E.P.T.A.] says they want to get rid of transfers, they don't mean that they want journeys of equal length to cost the same, they mean that they want to charge for each vehicle that you ride.
andrewjw wrote:While the rollout process is quite painful, I would be unsurprised to learn that the long-term answer to the TVM at every RRD station question was to enable the contactless credit/debit card functionality found on Ventra (and Oyster). Then, anyone with a credit or debit card would be able to walk up to the train, no Key needed. This solves the tourism issue
... though I agree this is unfriendly to the underbanked.
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