GoTriangle is implementing an low income pass program as part of its return to fares this summer, is Raleigh planning a similar program?
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Rome sells a deeply discounted monthly pass, but only for a few days at the start of each month - easy for residents to get, hard or unavaliable for tourists. There is also a 1, 2 & 7 day pass. 1,50e for 1 tix good for 100 mins, 24,00e for a week. No money taken on any transport, but you can buy cards at the tobacco shops, and at subway stops. You have to frank your card, so not any additional work for the driver.
Yes, but I believe it’ll be in a different form going forward compared to pre-COVID. It’s actually summed up in a slide given during the presentation.
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even when i lived in the ‘big empty’ of northern nv…reno, nv . * Seniors include all persons 60 years of age or over.
- Disabled includes Medicare.
- Veterans qualify for reduced fares.
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- Reduced includes youth, senior, individuals with disabilities, ACCESS ID, US Veterans and Medicare.
- **75 cent fare for people with disabilities or RTC ACCESS ID
UNR, TMCC STUDENTS, DRI AND WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF RIDE FREE
- All DRI, University of Nevada, Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College, Western Nevada College students, faculty and staff RIDE any of RTC’s fixed-route transit for free. Just show your Student ID, Employee ID to the driver to get your free RIDE, FlexRIDE or Regional Connector
Fares & Passes – RTC Washoe
they also had targeted transit so to speak that if you called a day ahead, for the eldery and handicapped, a small mobile bus would take you to your desired destination. 2 or 3 dollars fare.
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I’m in Pittsburgh for the weekend and got the chance to ride one of their electric buses. The electric bus addressed my biggest complaint with riding the bus, which is noise and ride quality. Super quiet and a smooth ride without the constant rattling and rumbling that you get with ICE buses.
Do we know if the BRT buses will be electric or compressed natural gas? I think the one that @dtraleigh showed off months ago was CNG, but all the information that I could find said that the buses will be either electric or CNG. Based on my experience with it, I’m pulling hard for electric. That said, I guess buying electric buses is easier said than done.
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In March 2020 the City of Raleigh suspended fare collections on GoRaleigh buses to provide a higher level of safety for our bus operators during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fares have and will remain suspended through June 30, 2024.
As a part of federal requirements for any changes lasting longer than 12 months a Title VI Fare Equity Analysis is required. This analysis was performed and endorsed by the Raleigh Transit Authority on February 8, 2024.
Raleigh Transit Authority Policy also requires a Public Hearing to receive comments from the public on any increase in fares, or a return to fares after a suspension lasting more than 12-months. The Raleigh Transit Authority has set a public hearing date of May 9, 2024, at 4 p.m. in Council Chamber located at 222 W. Hargett St on the 2nd floor to hear from the public regarding GoRaleigh returning to fare collection in July 2024. Public Hearing comments can also be submitted to GoRaleigh@RaleighNC.gov beginning April 26 through May 10. All comments received will become part of the Public Hearing record.
This Public Hearing is open for public comment until May 10, 2024. For comments or questions, contact GoRaleigh at goraleigh@raleighnc.gov.
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Freakonomics updated their “Should public transit be free?” episode a few months ago. That episode heavily focuses on NYC (for interesting reasons they explain) but I remember it challenged some of my own views on how we could improve our bus system here in Raleigh.
Another source that really changed my views on buses is “Better Buses, Better Cities”. Our libraries have copies and it’s a short read.
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I have some ideas to improve it! I would like to see a trash crew and bus shelters, I live next to a bus stop my family is tired of picking up trash left over we’re tired of picking people things up we’ve picked up drinks, store carts, even condoms now yes we’re near a Walmart and a Target and TTC isn’t that far but it still could be clean. Raleigh has a $1 billion dollar city budget you guys seriously can’t contract a company to clean your stops people like clean environment not third world countries. I’d also like to see more bus shelters at all stops. I did project on this in sixth grade at Exploris Middle School, it got attention by GoRaleigh and they included adding shelters in their 2016 transit referendum. I think every stop should have a shelter I don’t care if it’s on a nasty trail with no sidewalk it needs a shelter. As a bus rider I can say the reason people don’t wanna ride the bus is because they don’t want to wait in the rain for the bus, people don’t wanna stand either. It’s basic hospitality you have to make transit sexy not boring. That’s the reason why people hate the bus like myself who has to take it occasionally, it lacks basic amenities. I used to love riding the bus now I don’t.
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Has the city explored self-driving busses? These are going to be a game changer for public transit.
I’m so good on that, thanks but no thanks lol. Keep bus drivers employed and have a real person to blame when a bus causes an accident, vs a tech company that will take zero responsibility lol
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I would definitely be an advocate for self driving buses if we linked a few up and stuck them on rails.
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“Pedestrians get run over by self-driving bus… the victims’ families are planning to sue the city”
Doesn’t sound like a good idea when this was an issue with self driving delivery cars in SF.
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How is that different than if a city bus driven by a person runs someone over?
The person driving the bus is at-fault and can be held for some liability. Self-driving? All responsibility would fall on the city. Tech company that manufactures would take zero accountability (as we’ve seen Tesla attempt time and time again)
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Also, regardless of what certain CEOs say in a naked attempt to boost their stock price, fully self driving vehicles are way, way off and when you add that to a bus rather than a coupe you add significantly more time.
What is currently in existence has a penchant for running over pedestrians and bicyclists, and whoever let them test it on the unsuspecting public is a menace.
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I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure the state/city would have to pay out in the event of a at-fault human driver crash.
I have some unfortunate news for you about humans ability to avoid pedestrians and bicyclists
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We’re a long ways off from full self driving. Sefl driving taxis were kicked out of San Fran because they caused too many issues.
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We’re a long ways away in terms of today’s tech and “long term” not really being that long term. Even just in the context of Tesla’s autopilot improvements in the last couple of versions are pretty significant. The tech isn’t going to be the long pole in the tent, though. I think the “long” comes more from legalities, insurance and the public being comfortable with it.