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25%  
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  • Report on Lite Rail Town Hall in Charlotte

    07/02/2004 3:31:41 AM PDT · by Huber · 18 replies · 900+ views
    Don Reid's Weekly EMail | 7/1/04 | Don Reid
    ALLIES.........And The Misinformed I apologize to my vast e-mail audience for misstating the operational cost of our cute little uptown trolley in last week's e-mail. New figures from the city reveal the cost will be $1.1 million per year, not $750,000. With ridership projections remaining at 100,000, the cost per ride is now projected to be $11.00! The rider will pay $1.00----you, the taxpayer will pay $10.00! Here's a very real example of how it will work: a rider from the uptown area, who chooses to have lunch in the Southend, will pay $1.00 each way and you will subsidize...