It recommended dropping fares to attract more riders. We have a budget problem now which requires an increase in fare. Instead, they find it easier to just raise fares. That is pathetic. Diesel costs have doubled in the last year.
State subsidies are off slightly.
While a fare increase would be the agency's first since 1995, dropping the price is the only thing that will lure substantially more riders, said an executive summary of the fare-policy study obtained by The Inquirer. Fares are expected to go up by July 1. Never mind that amount. So fare hassles are here to stay. The fare-policy study recommended that customers be able to transfer from Regional Rail trains to city buses, trolleys or subways.