Comments on: MTA: Ridership may plateau in 2009 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ellie http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-41448 Ellie Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:42:23 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-41448 What about charging higher base fares for those who are casual users? To be honest, I'd pay more for subway service because I find it to be extremely valuable, and it helped me rid myself of $600 a month in car note, insurance, gas and maintenance. What about charging higher base fares for those who are casual users? To be honest, I’d pay more for subway service because I find it to be extremely valuable, and it helped me rid myself of $600 a month in car note, insurance, gas and maintenance.

]]> By: kvnbklyn http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-41299 kvnbklyn Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:55:01 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-41299 That's 2.35 billion, I believe, not million. That’s 2.35 billion, I believe, not million.

]]> By: ScottE http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-40827 ScottE Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:08:49 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-40827 How about reduced ridership due to service cuts? How about reduced ridership due to service cuts?

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-40814 Benjamin Kabak Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:26:06 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-40814 Negligible. And it will continue to be negligible until the MTA issues a drastic bump in fares. Considering how high gas prices are and how much other modes of transportation costs, a relatively small fare hike won't change the travel patterns of, I'd guess, at least 99 percent of their riders. Negligible. And it will continue to be negligible until the MTA issues a drastic bump in fares. Considering how high gas prices are and how much other modes of transportation costs, a relatively small fare hike won’t change the travel patterns of, I’d guess, at least 99 percent of their riders.

]]> By: chemster http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-40813 chemster Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:24:29 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-40813 Were they also factoring in decreased ridership due to fare hikes? Were they also factoring in decreased ridership due to fare hikes?

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-40810 Benjamin Kabak Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:06:18 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-40810 Poor word choice on my part. It's more likely that there won't be another spike in ridership due to high gas prices because everyone has given up their cars. Those numbers should remain stagnant next year. Poor word choice on my part. It’s more likely that there won’t be another spike in ridership due to high gas prices because everyone has given up their cars. Those numbers should remain stagnant next year.

]]> By: Francis Morrone http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-40806 Francis Morrone Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:03:35 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-40806 "a lessening of the impact of high gas prices" Really? “a lessening of the impact of high gas prices”

Really?

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/07/25/mta-ridership-may-plateau-in-2009/#comment-40804 Alon Levy Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:49:23 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1058#comment-40804 What were the MTA's predictions in 1993, 1998, and 2003 for the next five years? What were the MTA’s predictions in 1993, 1998, and 2003 for the next five years?

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