Sunday, March 9, 2008
HRT Rumor Mill
Rumor has it that Route 17 (The NET) is going to start costing $0.50. Along with The Loop in Portsmouth, it better accept my standard 30-Day Pass as well as all HRT bus fare media. Ditto should happen to the Wave (Routes 30, 31, and 32). I don't mind these buses having fare, but they should accept HRT farecards. Anyone out there who will confirm/dispell/deny these rumors?
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The VBWave hasn't been taking regular HRT farecards. In my wallet I carry a $1 Locals Only trolley pass (good for one day on the VBWave) in case I need to use it.
At the beginning of the Summer season, I stock up on a few. (Once again, kept in my wallet.) They can be bought at the Visitors Information Center (at the foot of I-264) or the city parking lot kiosks in the Resort Area.
The connectivity question was supposed to be answered in the Fare Study - and wasn't. HRT dropped the ball, and the issue will only get worse when light rail comes online.
I know the Wave hasn't taken standard cards. Perhaps we should adopt something like the Puget Pass. For example, if you have a Puget Pass worth $1.50: If the bus costs $1.50, great. Show the pass to the driver. If the bus costs $1.00, great. Show the pass to the driver. If the bus costs $2.00, great. Show the pass to the driver and insert $0.50 into the farebox and ask for a transfer. This transfer would be punched to show you paid the upgraded fare.
In addition, I tried to buy a Local Pass at 19th & Pacific. Even though there was a Local Pass sticker on the attendant's booth, they had no clue what I was saying. I assume it's $0.50 with my Half-Fare ID (since you say they cost $1.00)?
(this was over this past summer when the trolleys were running)
No, it's $1 for everyone. You're supposed to show local ID, but they tend to be slack at the VIC checking it.
You probably caught a bad attendant. I had the same problem at 25th Street once. She had no idea what I was talking about, so I pulled out a used one and showed her. She had them, but had no idea what they were. I filled her in.
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