And I thought my ticket paid for everything!

[TinCan782]

Yea, right. :hi:

Politicians and other anti-passenger rail groups often complain about "subsidies" for passenger rail travel including Amtrak while LA Metro proudly announces "Metro Proudly Funds your Metrolink trip"!

 

[jis]

Isn't SCRRA (the joint powers board that governs Metrolink) partly funded and governed by LACMTA (the guys who run the Metro)?

 

[rickycourtney]

Isn't SCRRA (the joint powers board that governs Metrolink) partly funded and governed by LACMTA (the guys who run the Metro)?

Yup. But John Q. Public likely doesn't know that... hence the slick advertising poster.

Metro has, without a doubt, the best advertising and communications department in the transit industry. They love to point out all the good that the agency is doing... especially as we approach an election year where they could ask for a tax increase to fund more service.

 

[jis]

Yup. I was just pointing out exactly that. It was an pre-existing fact that is being exposed through this ad.