Publically fund it, and make it “free”?
I know not a popular opinion and the argument is always the same. If I dont use it, why do I pay for it?
But…
Public libraries are “free” and publicly funded. Public schools are “free” and publicly funded. Public streets are “free” and publicly funded. Public plumbing “free” and publicly funded.
Not everyone uses all these things, but we all fund them. Thre are defiantly many more examples.
They are not free. They are just baked into our taxes. I hate toll bridges. They just seem to break the flow of traffic. I’d rather pay a little more in taxes to get rid of toll roads and bridges
Toll roads are meant to control traffic congestion. Florida has many of them because tourist flood the state driving on their highways. This generates revenues from tourist instead of only from Floridians, while influencing traffic at the same time. NYC tried to do that for traffic congestion in Manhattan. They wanted revenues from New Jersey drivers who go to Manhattan. Toll roads can be good for truckers hauling freight, as less congestion means making time and safer.
That is a fair point about congestion.
It is free. Just don’t pay.
Why was this posted in this community?
Because reactionaries hate poor people and public transit.
Two birds with one stone for them.
Because it is a democrat society, and documentation of it in the wild.
Honestly, just make it free. Probably costs more to enforce tickets than it gets revenue.
I’ve always pondered that. It may make more sense to make more public transpiration free. All the equipment, employees etc required to collect fares seems like a waste.
Sidewalk walkers also don’t pay per trip