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	<title>Comments on: MARTA Fare Increase Sounds Inevitable; Variable-Based Fares Projected for 2016</title>
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		<title>By: Brianc</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 23:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Not everyone who goes to the Doraville station are from Gwinett, for instance.&quot;

Hence my use of the term generally. I&#039;ve walked through the Doraville parking lot on a few occasions and the majority of the license plates are from Gwinnett.  Marta has conducted surveys of all of its parking lots and found that over 40% of the tags are from outside Fulton and DeKalb. Most of those who park at Doraville are going downtown so will pay more under a fare system based on distance. Of course not everyone who parks there lives in Gwinnett, but it is one way to get more revenue from those who do. I&#039;d imagine the same would be true for the other terminal points of the rail line.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Not everyone who goes to the Doraville station are from Gwinett, for instance.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hence my use of the term generally. I&#8217;ve walked through the Doraville parking lot on a few occasions and the majority of the license plates are from Gwinnett.  Marta has conducted surveys of all of its parking lots and found that over 40% of the tags are from outside Fulton and DeKalb. Most of those who park at Doraville are going downtown so will pay more under a fare system based on distance. Of course not everyone who parks there lives in Gwinnett, but it is one way to get more revenue from those who do. I&#8217;d imagine the same would be true for the other terminal points of the rail line.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 21:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not sure how that would work since MARTA doesn&#039;t go to Gwinnett, Cobb, etc.  How would you know who they are to charge them more?  Not everyone who goes to the Doraville station are from Gwinett, for instance.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not sure how that would work since MARTA doesn&#8217;t go to Gwinnett, Cobb, etc.  How would you know who they are to charge them more?  Not everyone who goes to the Doraville station are from Gwinett, for instance.</p>
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		<title>By: Brianc</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One advantage of the variable fare I&#039;d like is that people who live outside of Fulton and DeKalb will generally pay more (especially if going to airport from Gwinnett). This is only appropriate, since they do not pay the extra sales tax in their county.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One advantage of the variable fare I&#8217;d like is that people who live outside of Fulton and DeKalb will generally pay more (especially if going to airport from Gwinnett). This is only appropriate, since they do not pay the extra sales tax in their county.</p>
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		<title>By: sitting pugs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sitting pugs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 14:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve probably been reading too much about cell phone plans, but the lines &quot;Whether it’s the time of day that you’re traveling or how far that you’re traveling&quot; reminded me of various data plans.

Everything Platinum Plan: Unlimited frequency and distance on Marta subways and buses during operating hours.  $$$$
- Use Marta anytime, anywhere, as many times as you want daytime and evening.

Everything Platinum Daytime Plan: Unlimited frequency and distance on Marta subways and buses during predetermined daytime hours.  $$$
- Use Marta anytime, anywhere, as many times as you want during predetermined daytime hours.

Everything Platinum Evening Plan: Same as daytime plan, except it applies to predetermined evening hours.  $$$

Permutations of the above could be offered for people who know they only need Marta X number of times a day or night or to certain locations.

Not sure how practical it would be, though.  ^_^]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve probably been reading too much about cell phone plans, but the lines &#8220;Whether it’s the time of day that you’re traveling or how far that you’re traveling&#8221; reminded me of various data plans.</p>
<p>Everything Platinum Plan: Unlimited frequency and distance on Marta subways and buses during operating hours.  $$$$<br />
&#8211; Use Marta anytime, anywhere, as many times as you want daytime and evening.</p>
<p>Everything Platinum Daytime Plan: Unlimited frequency and distance on Marta subways and buses during predetermined daytime hours.  $$$<br />
&#8211; Use Marta anytime, anywhere, as many times as you want during predetermined daytime hours.</p>
<p>Everything Platinum Evening Plan: Same as daytime plan, except it applies to predetermined evening hours.  $$$</p>
<p>Permutations of the above could be offered for people who know they only need Marta X number of times a day or night or to certain locations.</p>
<p>Not sure how practical it would be, though.  ^_^</p>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 00:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[they just need to copy DC&#039;s system.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>they just need to copy DC&#8217;s system.</p>
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