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How Much Do Those Freeloading Seniors Really Cost Us?
chicagoreader.com - 2 weeks ago - 133 views
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I was very confused by the last sentence of that post. Are these "new riders" "grateful" because there are no seniors on the buses? Who are these "new riders"? Were free-riding seniors really taking that many seats from paying customers?
The only time I see seniors on the CTA is in the middle of the day or other non-busy hours- times when there are seats for everyone.
The grateful new riders are the seniors that are riding the CTA now when they had not previously because the rides are free. The question is not whether seniors are taking seats from paying customers, but how much the CTA is losing in fares by allowing seniors to ride for free. The study assumes that the seniors now riding for free were previously paying, whether at full or reduced fare, and therefore the CTA is losing that fare money. However, for any senior that did not ride the CTA until it was free there is no money lost, since they would not have been paying anything anyway.
thanks.... (also for the rehash of the article?). The last sentence threw me off. I never made the correlation where "senior riders" equals "new riders"
If you were 65 years of age, would you really want to fight for a seat during peak demand "rush hours" on mass transit trains?
May I submit that free rider seniors are more likely using the CTA during off-peak service times, so that they may enjoy a few creature comforts.
Actually, I enjoy assisting seniors as the use mass transit. These conversations are priceless!
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