[PRCo] Re: Heard on PBS

[Fred Schneider]

Thanks for the advise.  I'll be back some time.

"James B. Holland" wrote:

> Harold G. wrote:
>
> > QUESTION TO JIM...FOR REGULAR RIDERS, IS THE MUNI PASS GOOD ON THE
> > CABLE? THERE ARE SUCH RIDERS.
>
> Yes.       Adult, Senior, and Student monthly and Adult weekly passes
> are good on cables without extra fare.       *Presume*  at this point
> that this will remain constant if and when the new fare increases are
> effective.       People boarding cables with transfers pay extra  --
> don't know how much.
>
> The  *Passport*  fares sold to tourists are  Scratchers  where the month
> and days of usage are scratched off by the purchaser  --  these come in
> 3-, 5-, 7-day varieties for example  (might actually be a different
> combination of days but you get the point.)       Dividing the cost by
> number of days would reveal a daily cost considerably higher than that
> for the Fast Pass on the basis that tourists would potentially be on and
> off more equipment than the average commuter.       So when you come to
> SF, compare the cost of the Adult weekly pass with the Passports and
> decide which would work better for you  --  an Adult weekly could work
> out to be less expensive even if you don't stay a full 7-days.
>
> Jim