tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post6035587283825269268..comments2024-03-17T00:59:07.795-07:00Comments on The Red Electric: Meditations on a StreetcarRick Seiferthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-67579884213349257242008-01-28T13:34:00.000-08:002008-01-28T13:34:00.000-08:00Portland is a creative place, right?Certainly we c...Portland is a creative place, right?<BR/><BR/>Certainly we can creatively replace the "lost revenue," which, when I looked at it, was remarkably small.<BR/><BR/>Bake sales come to mind. Just kidding.<BR/><BR/>What about an increase in parking fees?<BR/><BR/>What about actually collecting fares? You could lower them to 50 cents, if collections at the current fare is too onerous. Just collect them.<BR/><BR/>What about an annual, massive sidewalk sale along the trolley line with a percentage of the revenue going to the trolley?<BR/><BR/>How about the "sponsors" buying trolley tickets in bulk to give to customers?<BR/><BR/>Look, there are mass transit systems all over the world that manage to make the trains run without this kind of advertising.<BR/><BR/>Let's see what they do.<BR/><BR/>Your turn.Rick Seiferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249323390100558270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-21222921373965195182008-01-28T09:51:00.000-08:002008-01-28T09:51:00.000-08:00Assuming you realize that these "sponsorships" are...Assuming you realize that these "sponsorships" are not free, what is your proposal to recoup the moneys lost if they cancel them? Or did you perhaps just subject the board to a non solution oriented whining criticism? Until Oregon stops overturning each governmental revenue increase and we can begin to fully fund some of these projects, be happy with what we have and wear an ipod like the rest of us.pdxGIANThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986143752667273735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-34421899254050291912008-01-27T21:50:00.000-08:002008-01-27T21:50:00.000-08:00Global Warming ??? Are you kidding me. Don't ride ...Global Warming ??? Are you kidding me. Don't ride transit to save global warming. Transit is at best a self savings of your own money. You global warming people have bought into a complete scam. If you don't like transit ads, buy a Suburban, or a Hummer and enjoy your trip to work with the confidence of knowing, when you hit a Prius, you will survive the crash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-32603784495742792412008-01-27T11:41:00.000-08:002008-01-27T11:41:00.000-08:00I agree with billyocracy on this one. The adverts ...I agree with billyocracy on this one. The adverts really are a small price to pay for a cheap, efficient, effective mass transit system.<BR/><BR/>Besides, I don't even notice them anymore.Jackson Howahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131041260416291088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274513.post-4101873712904062932008-01-26T23:49:00.000-08:002008-01-26T23:49:00.000-08:00There is another way to look at this situation. Wh...There is another way to look at this situation. While, the advertising may irritate you, it doesn't irritate everybody. Nor does it discourage everyone from taking transit. I'm young, poor, and have grown up with advertising in my face. I can tune it out, especially if it costs me less to do so. The biggest deterrents for me to taking public transit is the cost per trip, trip length, and the weather. I can drive my car (which is paid off) with about $110 a month for gas and insurance, but with the flexibility of my car and the demands of life (being on time, number of hours in a day, budget constraints, being presentable, etc...) are what prevent me from riding the bus as often as I like. I would rather have a transit system that was free, frequent, fast, and clean and if all it cost me was exposure to garish and loud advertisments that is much better than a ad-free, expensive, little used system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com