http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/01/assessing-the-brt-debut/ A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 06:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/01/assessing-the-brt-debut/#comment-38398 herenthere Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:54:11 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=979#comment-38398 So were the bus lanes formerly parking zones, which might cause some drivers to think its some new parking zone identification scheme? And I read in Metro that some riders were unsure of how the 'pay before you board, get a receipt and then show it to a guard' plan worked. My question is, doesn't having a receipt and an extra person to hire system cost more than using a conventional pay-on-the-bus system? I know it might things slightly faster, but the MTA has to add the extra cost of the ticket checker, the pre-boarding machine, and the paper trail! So were the bus lanes formerly parking zones, which might cause some drivers to think its some new parking zone identification scheme? And I read in Metro that some riders were unsure of how the ‘pay before you board, get a receipt and then show it to a guard’ plan worked. My question is, doesn’t having a receipt and an extra person to hire system cost more than using a conventional pay-on-the-bus system? I know it might things slightly faster, but the MTA has to add the extra cost of the ticket checker, the pre-boarding machine, and the paper trail!

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