caspa10152
caspa10152 t1_ja8fa9r wrote
Reply to comment by Doctrina_Stabilitas in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2
They might collect $450 million in revenue but that number is far below the MBTA's operating budget. Last year they had a budget gap of about $400 million. Don't think spending an extra billion on this is really going to improve their budget
caspa10152 t1_ja8ec8h wrote
I can think of a billion ways the MBTA could spend the money better
caspa10152 t1_ja38436 wrote
Why don't they just disband their unionized fire department and make it volunteer. I know that's what they do in Long Island. Seems to work well for the rich towns there.
caspa10152 t1_ja8tjxx wrote
Reply to comment by Doctrina_Stabilitas in MBTA won’t roll out $935M automated fare payment system in 2024 by weallgettheemails2
I'm curious to see what the total dwell times are. Whenever I am Downtown I almost never see a line of people waiting to pass thru the turnstyle, whereas, when I used to work in Rockefeller center, especially during the holidays, it could take 10 to 15 mins just to get in, so there it made sense. I guess you can say I am struggling to understand the efficiency gain, in regards to dwell times, because I almost never see any. I'm also curious to know how many "free riding" passengers the MBTA believes currently exists.