Originally Posted by
timmythology
Portland offered a zone with in the the downtown corridor to ride for free with in it. The zone basically was a square that was between I-405 and the Willamette river as the East/West border. Then it sent from the edge of SW Portland, and extended to the edge of NW Portland. This type of zone was really beneficial for me in two ways.!
The Staten Island rail line is similar to this. There are no fare boxes unless you're going to the ferry and the stop before. What people would do is get off the stop before the ferry and run to catch the boat which was also free.