[PRCo] Re: Emailing: SEPTA to seek token and transfer price hikes - Philadelphia Business Journa

[Bob Dietrich]

INEPTA doesn't care about keeping passengers - just getting the most out of
those still riding.

The SEPTA trick that gets to me most: a couple weeks ago they started
collecting a premium on the regional rail lines for people paying with cash
on the train - EVEN IF THERE WAS NO TICKET OFFICE AT THE STATION.
The old ticket machines don't take US dollars anymore so they are all
closed.  Screw the public, we don't want to spend the money to fix anything
that can't get us sued.



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Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:33 AM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Emailing: SEPTA to seek token and transfer price hikes -
Philadelphia Business Journa

 
What they don't mention is a continual erosion of their ridership base.
It's been ongoing for years.  These 2-3 % declines each year eventually add
up.  SEPTA carried fewer riders in FY 2006/7 then in FY 2005/6, and their
was a strike in Nov. 2005.
 
J
 
 
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Emailing: SEPTA to seek
token and transfer price hikes - Philadelphia Business Journal> Date: Mon, 1
Oct 2007 23:04:48 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Remember
when the PUC had rules that allowed corporations to make a > minimum return
on investment? Strange concept wasn't it. It > matters that we eliminate
transfers because that discriminates > against the poor according to
someone's imagination or survey but I > guess it doesn't matter if the
service is eliminated because no > politician funds it?> > On Sep 21, 2007,
at 11:41 AM, billvigrass forwarded:> > >> >> >> > Business Pulse Survey:
Should taxicab drivers be forced to accept > > credit cards?> > SEPTA to
seek token and transfer price hikes> > Philadelphia Business Journal - 5:23
PM EDT Wednesday, September > > 19, 2007> > SEPTA will seek approval from
its board next week to hike the price > > of tokens and transfers by 15
cents each, to cushion the r!
 evenue > > loss from having to continue paper transfers, SEPTA officials >
> announced Wednesday.> >> > SEPTA officials reported a $1.9 million city
revenue shortfall > > through last month, which they blamed on a court order
that has > > kept them from eliminating paper transfers as part of an
overall 11 > > percent fare hike.> >> > The decision, the result of a city
lawsuit, is being appealed in > > the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania by
SEPTA. In the interim, > > SEPTA stands to lose a projected $300,000 per
week due to commuters > > using tokens and transfers that are a better deal
than the weekly > > TransPass, SEPTA officials said.> >> > Pushing tokens up
from $1.30 to $1.45 and paper transfers from 60 > > cents to 75 cents would
partially fill the budget shortfall, which > > SEPTA officials asserted was
caused by people not making the switch > > to TransPasses, or by making the
switch from TransPasses to cheaper > > tokens and transfers. SEPTA officials
were unabl!
 e to provide any > > information on the number of commuters who stoppe
d buying TransPasses.> >> > Continuation of the transfers has allowed
one-third of commuters to > > escape SEPTA's fare hikes and reduced the
effective fare increase > > from 11 percent to 8 percent, SEPTA officials
reported.> >> > The fare hike proposal will go before the board on Sept. 27.
If > > approved if would take effect on Oct. 1.> >> > City officials, who so
far have successfully fought SEPTA's > > elimination of transfers on the
grounds it hurt the city's lower- > > income residents the most, could not
be reached for comment.> >> >> >> > Contact the Editor Need Assistance? More
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