[sustran] Re: Determining MRT fares?

[Eric Bruun]

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Ramon Fernan III wrote:

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> 
> For comparison's sake, an aircon bus charges about Php 20 for the 
> full distance although one has to sit in traffic. Taxi fare is about 
> Php 100. So, how do these things get decided anyway? What's a fair 
> fare? Isn't it true that metro rail fares everywhere are subsidized? 
> 
> Ramon Fernan III
> 
  They are not subsidized everywhere, but almost everywhere in the
developed world. It seems that the rich countries want to encourage
public transit use at home but encourage austerity in the poor 
countries -- only build that for which the private sector can
make a profit. Eric Bruun