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Why does it have to be weighted so far to one way or the other. Why not raise the fares a little bit for single ride, decrease the fares for transit card use and raise taxes a little bit–less than 1/2 penny–to pay for future upgrades.
GASP!
i think to raise 1/2 in sales taxes to get FREE transportation for everyone is a great idea and a brilliant one, we already are the envy in terms of weather in the u.s.a. and now the only city with unlimited free rides for all humans…TREMENDOUSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!
i think to raise 1/2 penny in sales taxes to get FREE transportation for everyone is a great idea and a brilliant one, we already are the envy in terms of weather in the u.s.a. and now the only city with unlimited free rides for all humans…TREMENDOUSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!
Don’t you wonder why “free” transit would be unique in the world? Why haven’t other far more transit innovative cities thought of this?
I’m certain I couldn’t possibly guess from what corner of that governing body’s collective dank bankrupt disease of a process this proposal gurgled. It ought to tell us something that the proposal exists at all.