Comments on: (Updated) ConnDOT Cancels Hearings on 40% Bus Fare Increase http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/13/conndot-schedules-hearings-on-40-bus-fare-increase/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Janet Assard http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/13/conndot-schedules-hearings-on-40-bus-fare-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Janet Assard Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:00:26 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5770#comment-1346 I agree that this increase is unacceptable. Many people ride the bus to help keep cars off the road. This will only encourage people to drive to work (one person per car). With everyone "going green" and trying to improve the pollution status, this will not help. Governor Rell should be looking at improving public transportation so more people take advance of it. Also more companies should subsidize the cost of public transportation. I know myself that if this increase is approved, I will no longer take the Peter Pan bus into Hartford, instead I (like many others) will be clogging the highways! Most people did not even receive a salary increase last year and this year. With the cost of college tuition increasing along with every other bill we pay, this is a bill that should not be increased. If it is increased a minor increase would be acceptable not 40%!!!! I agree that this increase is unacceptable. Many people ride the bus to help keep cars off the road. This will only encourage people to drive to work (one person per car). With everyone “going green” and trying to improve the pollution status, this will not help.

Governor Rell should be looking at improving public transportation so more people take advance of it. Also more companies should subsidize the cost of public transportation.

I know myself that if this increase is approved, I will no longer take the Peter Pan bus into Hartford, instead I (like many others) will be clogging the highways!

Most people did not even receive a salary increase last year and this year. With the cost of college tuition increasing along with every other bill we pay, this is a bill that should not be increased. If it is increased a minor increase would be acceptable not 40%!!!!

]]> By: Clark Morris http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/13/conndot-schedules-hearings-on-40-bus-fare-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-1347 Clark Morris Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:12:49 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5770#comment-1347 If costs go up, why is it acceptable for the general taxpayer to have to absorb the increase rather than the actual user of the service? If costs go up, why is it acceptable for the general taxpayer to have to absorb the increase rather than the actual user of the service?

]]> By: Bike Hartford http://blog.tstc.org/2009/07/13/conndot-schedules-hearings-on-40-bus-fare-increase/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Bike Hartford Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:40:04 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=5770#comment-1348 These increases are unacceptable. These increases are unacceptable.

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