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Originally Posted by mcgrath618
What I do support is making all Zone 1's fare just $2.50 to match with the subways, trolleys, and busses. I believe this was the original intent of Zone 1 and what SEPTA will end up doing after all is said and done. The city's transit plan included using the SEPTA Maine Line from Fern Rock to Penn Medicine as a "Silver Line" (appropriately named) with subway-like frequency and fares. This is much more in line with Vuchic's original idea for the Center City Commuter Connection and an endeavor that I wholeheartedly support.
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That's essentially what I'm saying. The 1 thing I'd add is that Zone 1 should be bigger, though, to encompass more stops in Philadelphia. There's no reason why Bridesburg, Tacony, and Lawndale shouldn't be in Zone 1, as well as the stops in Germantown that are zone 2 currently: Upsal, Tuplehocken, and Washington Lane. Wissahickon and Manayunk should also be Zone 1. It makes sense to me that Chestnut Hill would remain Zone 2.