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Northstar fare cuts possible
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, Jun 12 2012 04:12 PM
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johnny.menhennet
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 04:29 PM
The fare decrease went through:
http://myemail.const...aid=N5_Wx3oReRk
I really like the station-to-station fare of $3 and it seems reasonable to me. I think one of the biggest problems with the Coaster is that the fares are very close to flat. A lot of my friends hang out at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas or around there, since my school is in Encinitas, and sometimes we will have debate meetings right at the great library above the station. I think if the fare weren't $4.00 one way I would take it up there all the time rather than having my parents drive me. The fare from Oceanside to Downtown is $5.50 yet it takes $4.00 just to go from Solana Beach to Encinitas. Because the stops are closer together in North County, I'm fine paying $4.00 or even $5.00 to get to Oceanside but a North County station-to-station one-stop fare would be really great if it were closer to $2.50 or $3.00. We don't have any other real form of public transit up here, the trolley is 18 miles away (soon to be only 10) and so being able to go from beach town to beach town if you're not a commuter would be cool.
Amtrak: Pacific Surfliner (100000000000), Southwest Chief (5), California Zephyr (1), Coast Starlight (6), Capitol Corridor (1), Empire Builder (2), Acela Express (1), LSL (1), NE Regional (2)
Non-Amtrak: NCTD Coaster (at least 20), Metrolink (4), SD Trolley (at least 20), LACMTA Red Line (at least 50), Seattle Streetcar (1), Chicago 'L' (probably 13), NYC Subway (probably 15), WMATA Mass Transit (probably 20), LIRR (1), Las Vegas Monorail (at least 12), MBTA Mass Transit (16), NJ Transit commuter rail (3), I'm sure there are more that I can't think of right now
upcoming Amtrak: Pacific Surfliner (10000000000 more), Coast Starlight (1)
upcoming non-Amtrak: Coaster, Red Line/Expo Line in LA, NJ Transit (5-10)
Pretty good for a 16 year old 
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 01:59 PM
I really like the station-to-station fare of $3 and it seems reasonable to me. I think one of the biggest problems with the Coaster is that the fares are very close to flat. A lot of my friends hang out at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas or around there, since my school is in Encinitas, and sometimes we will have debate meetings right at the great library above the station. I think if the fare weren't $4.00 one way I would take it up there all the time rather than having my parents drive me. The fare from Oceanside to Downtown is $5.50 yet it takes $4.00 just to go from Solana Beach to Encinitas. Because the stops are closer together in North County, I'm fine paying $4.00 or even $5.00 to get to Oceanside but a North County station-to-station one-stop fare would be really great if it were closer to $2.50 or $3.00. We don't have any other real form of public transit up here, the trolley is 18 miles away (soon to be only 10) and so being able to go from beach town to beach town if you're not a commuter would be cool.
I think the high fare is to drive passengers to the bus (101).
"The Congress finds that modern, efficient, intercity railroad passenger service is a necessary part of a balanced transportation system ... to provide fast and comfortable transportation between crowded urban areas and in other areas of the country; that rail passenger service can help end the congestion on our highways and the overcrowding of airways and airports; that the traveler in America shall have the freedom to choose the mode of travel most convenient to his needs..."
"On May 1, 1971, the Corporation shall begin the provision of intercity rail passenger service between points within the basic system..."
"On May 1, 1971, the Corporation shall begin the provision of intercity rail passenger service between points within the basic system..."
—Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970
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