Comments on: Nampa Cuts “Empty Bus Subsidy” https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/ A different slant on the news. Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Yossarian_22 https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101580 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:02:19 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101580 With gas prices at moderate levels, ridership always falls. But Nampa-Caldwell transit service has always been inadequate. If it doesn’t go where you need, who’s gonna use it? And I suspect that there’s an underground economy of private transit in the form of DYI taxi services. This is a survivor economy that has elicited new methods of getting around. A free ride or a ride for a couple of buck is just a cell phone call or text away. It’s Underground Uber. More people bike now too.

]]> By: erico49 https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101578 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:44:52 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101578 Reminds me of the time that Charles Schwab wanted to charge me a “non-use” annual fee because I did not trade enough.

]]> By: Voter https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101577 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 04:27:26 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101577 Any idea how many riders? We could figure what the cost per rider is that the city is paying…likely quite a bit.

EDITOR NOTE–Voter, that may be hard to determine. We heard there was a problem with fare boxes a few months ago, but never heard if the issue was resolved.

]]> By: Jason https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101576 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:00:53 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101576 Free Rider indeed. ‘Buy a car,’ you may not be aware that drivers are also getting a ‘free ride’ – less than half of the funds ACHD receives come directly from gas tax & registration fees – and the largest amount is from property taxes.

]]> By: Buy a car https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101574 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:28:54 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101574 Free Riders please move far far away!

]]> By: bikeboy https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101573 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:56:31 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101573 If all the Nampans would stay in Nampa, Boise’s traffic would be MUCH less congested!

But two can play this game… I bet the bus company will threaten to quit driving empty buses between Nampa and Boise.

]]> By: chicago sam https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101572 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:37:16 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101572 May other cities profit by Nampa’s example.

]]> By: Easterner https://boiseguardian.com/2016/06/22/nampa-cuts-empty-bus-subsidy/#comment-101571 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:33:37 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=12940#comment-101571 “emergency fuel storage/transport”

What?
Because they don’t have enough funds/supply for “emergency fuel” right now?
Dumb!

Deny the increase and return the money to the taxpayers!
Better yet, demand VRT does better service if they want anything in the future.

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