By Marjorie Campbell
A bus system which is eliminating transfers and refuses to offer monthly passes gets a windfall offer. And how do they propose to spend it? 1) Promote bike usage. Hardly an option for most of its customers, as well as being dangerous and a hazard in city traffic. 2) A parking lot sign. (Why would MTA fund that?) Plus, Santa Monica College students will get to ride free, while the actual residents and taxpayers who support the system are shafted with double and triple fares.
No transfers. No monthly passes. What a great way to promote public transportation!
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 19, 2007. Read the original PDF.