Neither lowering fares or simply increasing enforcement can solve fare evasion alone. Investing in better services and winning public trust are just as important.

Neither lowering fares or simply increasing enforcement can solve fare evasion alone. Investing in better services and winning public trust are just as important.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    22 days ago

    From TFA:

    A crucial question in the Queensland debate is: if public transport is already nearly free, does fare evasion even matter?

    A more crucial question is: if public transport is nearly free but still generates overhead to manage and enforce fares, why not make it completely free and eliminate the overhead entirely?

    I mean if they chose to make it almost free, they might as well go all the way.