tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090907602832466096.post7665806451056277719..comments2024-01-11T03:46:07.465-06:00Comments on Love me, love my Winnipeg: Solving the public transport issueWinnipeg Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295414233123710760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090907602832466096.post-23026109771700807812011-07-16T13:58:02.234-05:002011-07-16T13:58:02.234-05:00so people who can already afford cars & their ...so people who can already afford cars & their expenses would get a bus pass for free, meanwhile the rest of us still have to pay full price? talk about unfair. swiping the drivers license for a discount on insurance is a much more viable idea.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378064203852652807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090907602832466096.post-41202722677343530672011-07-16T10:50:09.993-05:002011-07-16T10:50:09.993-05:00i really like the idea of discounting insurance ra...i really like the idea of discounting insurance rates based on transit use.<br /><br />winnipeg transit will one day have to replace the antiquated payment system they're using now and the magnetic swipe card seems a rational way to go.<br /><br />incorporating driver's licences and autopac into the mix makes a lot of sense to me. <br /><br />great idea, i should drink more slurpees.ekimsharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100571778278590106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090907602832466096.post-72355042705479278062011-07-14T09:15:16.049-05:002011-07-14T09:15:16.049-05:00Interesting idea!
In my case, the bus effectively...Interesting idea!<br /><br />In my case, the bus effectively acts as a second car for my household. For the reasons you mentioned, it is almost never the first choice. But if all I had to do was swipe my drivers license and ride the bus at no extra cost out of my pocket, I'd be inclined to use it more often.One Man Committeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586227505412268204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090907602832466096.post-12565057669577039192011-07-14T09:01:21.769-05:002011-07-14T09:01:21.769-05:00Nice! It's ideas like these -- even if they se...Nice! It's ideas like these -- even if they seem far-fetched -- that we need to be brainstorming. For me, taking the bus downtown or to Polo Park is super-convenient, but how often do I do it? Not as often as I should, because I almost never have change or bus tickets kicking around. I'm not commuting to work or school, so it's not like I can justify a monthly pass, but if there were just some easier, more convenient way to take the bus, I'd be all over it.<br /><br />Lots of post-secondary schools build the price of a transit pass into their tuition, and you can't opt out. They negotiate a massive group discount for signing up thousands of students in one go. I'm sure the transit authorities are losing money on it, but it's nothing compared to the various costs (financial, environmental, etc.) associated with having all of those students drive to school every day. If there was some way to sign up a huge group of potential transit users en masse - and you have made a very good suggestion - I think we could see some real change.<br /><br />I took public transit all the time when I lived on the Coast. Partly, it was because I didn't have a car, so my options were limited: walk, cab, or bus/train. But the reason I opted for the latter so often was that it was just too convenient and easy not to.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305295933527639523noreply@blogger.com