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Re:What happened when Boston Public Schools tried for equity... by ghaff on Monday September 24, 2018 @02:58PM (#18060346)
These are the figures from 2015 [1] Subway/bus fares are $2.75 each way (obviously lower with a monthly pass) which covers about 30% of the total so the cost per rider is ~$8 per trip. The overall figures include commuter rail but I'm just assuming that doesn't change the percentage covered by fares all that much. The MBTA carries about 1 million riders per weekday.

[1] https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/02/how-mbta-makes-...

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Re:What happened when Boston Public Schools tried for equity... by iguy on Monday September 24, 2018 @03:57PM (#18060899)
Awesome, thanks. So maybe around 2/3 the cost per trip, compared to school busses, which seems plausible.
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