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minus-squareNotSteve_@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoWait what, the US has distance based transit pricing?
minus-squareOoops@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoMost importantly: the US has no actual system, just a patchwork of small providers. So the answer is: yes! / no! / maybe!? / which transit? All depending on location…
minus-squareazimir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoThe San Francisco systems have at least some of that. You’re supposed to use a card to get in and out of the trains and you’re charged by distance. Most systems don’t really have such a thing, though many have one way or time-based tickets (like 2 hours).
minus-squaredestructdisc@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWe have it too in India (in addition to daily/monthly passes). I thought that was common?
Wait what, the US has distance based transit pricing?
Most importantly: the US has no actual system, just a patchwork of small providers.
So the answer is: yes! / no! / maybe!? / which transit?
All depending on location…
The San Francisco systems have at least some of that. You’re supposed to use a card to get in and out of the trains and you’re charged by distance.
Most systems don’t really have such a thing, though many have one way or time-based tickets (like 2 hours).
We have it too in India (in addition to daily/monthly passes). I thought that was common?