TerranceBaggz t1_j5c762i wrote on January 21, 2023 at 11:05 PM

Reply to comment by Dangerous_Wave in Lol, 85 minutes for the next bus is so pitiful. by MD_till_i_die

Buses by and large are unreliable because they get stuck in car traffic. So once again, cars are the problem. We should charge market rate for parking cars. Owning a car shouldn’t be subsidized by people who can’t afford to own one which is what currently happens.

ElectricStar87 t1_j5j7g9s wrote on January 23, 2023 at 11:35 AM

Parking, which includes income from city-owned garages, parking meters, neighborhood parking permits and parking fines, typically brings in $6 million to $8 million per month.

That also doesn’t include the property and other general tax contributions (income, sales tax, etc.) of those drivers.

Fare box recovery rates for MTA in Baltimore is currently less than 13%, although that’s lower than normal (I think it was around 20-30% prior to coronavirus — and note that prior to 2017 there was a legally required 35% recovery ratio).

I put this out there because there are certainly very good ways to make the argument that you are making, but I don’t think you’re going to have much luck saying that non-drivers are subsidizing drivers. It’s simply not factually accurate.

Dangerous_Wave t1_j5dob7c wrote on January 22, 2023 at 6:03 AM

85 minutes is not "oh boo hoo, those nasty cars! Boo hoo."

Who tf is giving me cash for my car btw? Because I use a street I pay taxes to live on and repair?

Its a goddamned wonder that twit Cox didnt get in with the return to the 30s attitude around here.