On Mar 13, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Joshua Dunfield wrote:

>
> Bob Dietrich wrote:
>> Ridership in Philly is up - http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/ 
>> 16891971.htm
>> - SEPTA can reverse this trend; watch what happens when they raise  
>> the rates
>> again this year...
>
> "Again"?  SEPTA fares haven't changed since 2001.  At $1.30 a token,
> I have to ask, which big cities in the US have *lower* fares?
>
> Actually, one of the fare options on the table -- though probably not
> the most likely one -- has the price of tokens *falling* by 5 cents,
> paid for by eliminating transfers:
>
> http://www.septa.com/news/public_notices/FY08_Op_Proposal_200705.html
>
> -j.
>