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ac9116 t1_iu6gu88 wrote

Reply to comment by jednorog in Metro Exploring Short-Term Fare Hikes And Long-Term Fare Overhauls by Maxcactus

From an externalities perspective, that's way better though. We would be subsidizing reducing the largest amount of car miles and preventing more cars from driving into the city center during work days.

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jednorog t1_iudr3ps wrote

Sure, but we could do this with a carrot and stick model. Carrot of lower Metrorail prices, funded by the stick of congestion pricing for those who insist on driving into DC.

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