http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/11/18/while_metro_s_raising_fares_fo Comments On: While Metro's Raising Fares for Everyone... by Erica C. Barnett en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
having lived in out in exurbia for a spell, the personal cost of using metro was exponentially higher. this is a significant detail if your aim is to increase usage of transit.
Posted by infrequent]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:39:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by suburban bus rider]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:58:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fuck you seattle]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:01 -0800 The Stranger You obviously don't know much about Seattle. There are plenty neighborhoods in Seattle that aren't "ratholes that smell like piss". The nice thing about being in Seattle is there is a good chance you can go to the store, go out for dinner, get a coffee, or grab a beer after work without having to get in your car.

Oh and don't look now but there are slums on the Eastside, homeless people, and business districts that "smell like piss".

As for the tolls I could really give a flying foo since I take public transit when I've had to commute to the wrong side of the lake.
Posted by Chris Stefan]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:17:27 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:08:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Shocked]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:34:37 -0800 The Stranger
Both of those seem like pretty important numbers to include along side this!
Posted by Andrew]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:45:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mike in Renton]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:52:37 -0800 The Stranger http://seattletransitblog.com/2008/11/18…
Posted by John Jensen]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:49:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by John Jensen]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:17:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Garth]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:15:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by fuck you seattle]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:29:12 -0800 The Stranger
For one thing, the Hummer driver doesn't earn a wage to drive him/herself to work.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:50:34 -0800 The Stranger
Look, originally we taxpayers here in Seattle were subsidizing the inefficient wasteful ways of the suburbs with low water and electricity prices - and unlike us, they tended to water during droughts and use more per capita than we did in both water and electricity, no matter how we asked them to act like Seattle in conserving.

So, we jacked up their rates. Doubled them and tripled the price if they overused it.

That encouraged them, for the most part, to change.

Time to do the same with Metro fares.

(sigh)
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:23:02 -0800 The Stranger
My bus pass is heavily subsidized, so I shouldn't even be complaining, but damn!
Posted by rococo]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:06:13 -0800 The Stranger
or does that make too much sense to actually happen?
Posted by high and bi]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:59:06 -0800 The Stranger