The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000 - Hell Gate
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The massive increase coincided with just a two percent decrease in serious crime.
  • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 years ago

    People in LA don’t want a free system.

    -snort-

    They must not be human. /s

    Unfortunately we have a lot of problems that free covid fares exacerbated.

    Commuting issues have been a problem in LA for decades before Covid existed. The Metrolink/subway system has existed since before Covid.

    • nbafantest@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 years ago

      I don’t know what any of these responses is supposed to mean.

      Since they ended the Covid free fare policy, the metro has been much much nicer and ridership has gone up as a result.

      • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        Since they ended the Covid free fare policy, the metro has been much much nicer and ridership has gone up as a result.

        Could you elaborate on what the Covid-era problems were?

        • nbafantest@lemmy.world
          11·
          2 years ago

          Metro was plagued with safety issues, open drug use and overdoses and deaths, and cars becoming permanent homeless housing.

          I live in LA car free, and ridership has been rising a lot lately.