A committee convened to investigate a potential low-income bus fare is wrestling with two questions: How much should a low-income fare cost and how, during a time of budget deficits, would the county fund a program that could cost at least $10 million a year?
Their task is daunting. Kevin Desmond, Metro’s General Manager, said that while the transit agency didn’t oppose a low-income fare, “There’s a reason no large transportation system [in the country] has done it.” ...