07-31-2017, 10:03 AM
For many in the system, it is indeed a transfer from one route to another to aid in a single destination trip.
But we want transit to accommodate different lifestyles. How ridiculous would it be for a parent to pay one fare in the morning to get from home to a child's daycare drop-off, a second fare to get from that daycare to a school drop-off, a third fare to get from the school drop-off to a prescription pick-up or drop-off at a pharmacy, and a fourth fare to get from there to work. That entire journey could very easily play out on a route starting at Cedar in Kitchener and ending at WLU in Waterloo, four fares for that journey, but only one fare for someone going from Elmira to Ainslie. That very quickly disqualifies transit from being a practical use, and is against the idea that at least I hold, that transit should enable people to not need to own or use a car.
But we want transit to accommodate different lifestyles. How ridiculous would it be for a parent to pay one fare in the morning to get from home to a child's daycare drop-off, a second fare to get from that daycare to a school drop-off, a third fare to get from the school drop-off to a prescription pick-up or drop-off at a pharmacy, and a fourth fare to get from there to work. That entire journey could very easily play out on a route starting at Cedar in Kitchener and ending at WLU in Waterloo, four fares for that journey, but only one fare for someone going from Elmira to Ainslie. That very quickly disqualifies transit from being a practical use, and is against the idea that at least I hold, that transit should enable people to not need to own or use a car.