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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
The last time TransLink bothered to run the cost per passenger was six years ago. The 99 and 96 were in 1st and 2nd place ($0.80 and $1.05/boarding); none of the others came close. Granted, many of their riders were likely on U-Passes.
Indeed: the R2's handicapped by being isolated from the rest of the rapid transit network (SeaBus doesn't really count). Once its replacement goes to Brentwood and Metrotown stations, things may change. |
The R2 replaced the 239 which in 2018 numbers was sitting at $2.20 per rider. At least the 130 at the time (which the R2 is set to also replace I guess) was running at $1.71 per rider. And unfortunately, higher frequency and bigger busses means higher operating costs. Unless you think that the ridership gains from service increases outweigh the higher operating costs, doesn't sound very revenue neutral.
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