Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Card only Presto transit declares war on cash-only citizens - Free transit for all is the solution
And we all know who they are - the poor. That is, unless Presto is giving away free cards with open credits to anybody who wants one. Othewise this is another "we don't want you around here" statement directed at all who have the exceptionality not to have cards, meaning they probably don't have an address, meaning they probably don't have a home, aka homeless. Of course, the best and ultimately most economical solution, as several sensible cities around the world have concluded, is to make transit free (=cashless) for all. It's not a handout, it's about the economy. More people able to travel more means more people doing what they have to do to stay well, working and productive.
# posted by Taodhg @ 3:57 pm 
