Originally Posted by
ronjon10
Wheelchairs not only take up more space, but they require expensive equipment to get them onto the train. They aren't paying more. They should charge everyone more to travel on the train during the peak hours. That'll encourage people to spread their travel times and generate more revenue to put another car on the train for the peak hours.
Now YOU are sounding like an economist.
One small point: passengers dependent on wheelchairs have to travel with the wheelchair; passengers with bikes choose to travel with the bike. Besides, not making the trains wheelchair-accessible would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (at least, I think it would), and the ensuing lawsuits would probably be more expensive than making trains wheelchair-accessible in the first place.
I suspect NCTD will eventually find a solution.