From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 21-May-14 15:43, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 2:31:27 PM UTC-4, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >> Good. I've never heard of tolls sufficient to recover the extra   
   >> expense of additional lanes to serve peak or to recover all the   
   >> damage done by trucks.   
   >   
   > While several toll road facilities have time-sensitive pricing, I   
   > tend to doubt they have much influence on motorists choosing when to   
   > drive.   
      
   There's one company betting on it working:   
   http://www.texpresslanes.com/   
      
   Summary: Express lane tolls go up (in increments of 5c/mi) as needed to   
   keep the average speed at 50mph+.  The theory is that as tolls rise,   
   more drivers will choose to suffer the slower speeds on the untolled   
   main lanes.   
      
   > For some reason SEPTA has eliminated peak period restrictions for   
   > senior riders-- seniors now have cheap or free fares at all times.   
   > Seniors would delay their travel until after the rush hour to take   
   > advantage of cheap or free fares.   
      
   Indeed, this seems like a bad idea.  If people _can_ travel off-peak,   
   then it makes sense to reward them for doing so--and reducing peak travel.   
      
   > For some reason, NJT eliminated off-peak fares for everyone on its   
   > railroad trains, a move that seemed foolish to me.  Many people would   
   > attempt to finish their business during the midday hours to avoid   
   > paying the rush hour fare.   
      
   In contrast, DART recently _introduced_ a "midday" (9:30a-2:30p) fare:   
   http://dart.org/fares/fares.asp   
      
   There is no "reduced" midday fare for seniors, but the regular "local"   
   midday fare is still cheaper than a "reduced" peak fare.   
      
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