lol, dont be silly. there will be none of that..Randy wrote:Does anyone know how fares will be collected? Will they integrate with Metro's new smart card? Will there be free transfers between buses or MetroLink?
Will that $1 fare support Metro's new smart card system? What about Apply Pay? Contactless credit cards? I have a Commuter Check benefits card, will that work? Anything other than cash?wabash wrote:^I think a good compromise could be charging $1. You want riders to support it to some extent, literally buy into it, and not free-load or take advantage of it (as a few other cities have stuggled with completely free rides). Charging a buck is quick, easy, and I don't think asking too much, even on top of actual Metro fare.
It may not be super useful, as you pointed out, but it's still a service and could be a rather charming and enjoyable one at that. For that reason I think it's not unreasonable to require payment - whether you get to the Loop or Forest Park via Metrolink, Metrobus, car, or foot.
Is the system finished? I was in the loop last week and the tracks seemed to be finished but the overall road surface was terrible. Would have thought that they would have redone the whole street. Aside from not seeing the road markings it was terribly uneven.quincunx wrote:Lots of "Weee no traffic! . . . Oh Crap!" on Skinker this morning
Since referencing my own blog is easier than diving through the monstrous environmental assessment report:dbInSouthCity wrote:I thought their financial plan outlined fare recovery. Where did I see it before
Another concern is whether revenue from fares will great enough to support the continued operation of the trolley. A handout distributed at the meeting shows that the Loop Trolley Co. hopes to raise $600,000 or 46% of the trolley’s estimated $1.3 million yearly operating budget from fares. For comparison, the farebox recovery ratio for Metro buses is only about 20%; for MetroLink, almost 30%.
http://www.king5.com/news/local/farewel ... /226941592The three cars that were sold will eventually go into service on the Heritage Trolley Line, serving the Delmar Loop District and University City, Missouri.
East of SKinker that was like 15 years ago, right? When was Delmar west of Skinker narrowed?They've also trimmed down the width of the streets but left parking, which creates the danger of being struck by someone opening their car door as you ride past them.
Adolescent bloggers thinking they're journalists.urban_dilettante wrote:I wish the RFT would just die already.
And the conclusion he comes to is Tracks are Bad? What about the "discourteous driver" performing an illegal and dangerous maneuver (Why is he passing at all on Delmar? and when you do pass you're supposed to allow bikes and motorcycles a full lane's width) who caused an accident and - I'm assuming here because it wasn't mentioned - drove off?I rode in the middle of the lane, splitting the tracks — your average 49cc moped can reach speeds of roughly 40 mph, making it easy to keep up with traffic and therefore safer to take the whole lane while riding rather than stay to the right. I was very near to my destination when a discourteous vehicle decided to pass me on the left, drifting halfway into the turn lane to do so. Its other half was in my lane, dangerously close to my left handlebar.
Instinctively, I moved to the right to avoid getting clipped by the car (that's happened to me before too — it is not fun). In dodging the car, however, I drifted directly into the right-hand track, which promptly took hold of my tire and threw me entirely off-balance and entirely off my bike
-RBBehecker • a day ago
I'm an avid bicyclist who lives less than 500 feet from those tracks. They are a hazard, like curbs are hazards; like parked cars are hazards; like passing cars can sometimes be hazards depending on the driver. I, too, have broken an elbow because I hit a bicycle hazard/curb I failed to see. And, yet, I didn't whine about the dangers of curbs. In Munich, where tracks exist in the road for their U-bahn, there is usually a dedicated bike right-of-way painted in the expanded sidewalk. That would be a nice addition. Some street parking might have to be taken out to accommodate that, though, and The Loop is a bit short on parking, in general. When you get on a bicycle, you engage in a hazardous activity, anywhere, anytime. The sign is a good thing. There should be more of them.
