After 9 p.m., when there's no reason to subsidize youth travel more than that of adults, the fare should be set to the adult cash fare. At least this would make it a bit harder for students to stroll up and down the beach when they should be in geometry class. Another approach would be to restrict the youth passes and fares to the specific routes needed to get to and from school and the library. On other routes, kids would pay full fare. This is the approach taken in Great Britain, where student bus passes have the numbers of the valid routes printed on them.
Students can only get the passes through their schools.
No solicitation The cars are packed, noisy, and unsafe enough without panhandlers. Part of the problem is the ease with which many passengers obtain bus transfers. In addition, anyone who is paid to collect signatures for ballot initiatives should be excluded. And as for volunteers gathering signatures, restrict them to tables on the station level where they can have a sign advertising their cause. Connections after dark Much as we are advocates of faster transit, there are times when service should probably be sacrificed to safety.