Comments on: Regional Fare Hikes Put Burden on Low-Income Residents http://www.cnt.org/news/2007/09/05/regional-fare-hikes-put-burden-on-low-income-residents/ Sustainable Communities. Attainable Results. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:33:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LS http://www.cnt.org/news/2007/09/05/regional-fare-hikes-put-burden-on-low-income-residents/comment-page-1/#comment-17387 LS Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:01:44 +0000 http://weblog.cnt.org/2007/09/05/regional-fare-hikes-put-burden-on-low-income-residents/#comment-17387 Hi - I am currently (but not for too much longer, because it is stressing me out) in an argument with a friend over this issue. I have made exactly the points in this article to her. She drives and she thinks that everyone should pay for what they use and it's not her responsibility to subsidize the public transportion system. I am looking for some additional information, and my question is this: Have you done any projections as to what the "critical mass" point is at which current drivers would "feel the pain" of gridlock when former CTA riders become car drivers? In other words, how many thousands of cars would need to be added to our roads before drivers would experience much greater travel times and frustration? Or, if you can direct me to that information, I would sure appreciate it. P.S. I have already written a scathing letter to the Republican Minority Leader and copied Julie Hamos. Hi – I am currently (but not for too much longer, because it is stressing me out) in an argument with a friend over this issue. I have made exactly the points in this article to her. She drives and she thinks that everyone should pay for what they use and it’s not her responsibility to subsidize the public transportion system.

I am looking for some additional information, and my question is this:
Have you done any projections as to what the “critical mass” point is at which current drivers would “feel the pain” of gridlock when former CTA riders become car drivers? In other words, how many thousands of cars would need to be added to our roads before drivers would experience much greater travel times and frustration?

Or, if you can direct me to that information, I would sure appreciate it.

P.S. I have already written a scathing letter to the Republican Minority Leader and copied Julie Hamos.

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