farepayers
Paying subway riders
Farepayers are people who pay fares for public transportation—bus riders, subway commuters, train passengers.
The term appears most often in transit policy discussions, where it distinguishes paying customers from the general public or taxpayers who subsidize the system: Farepayers shouldn't bear the full cost of service improvements.
Transported travelers
- ridershipTransit passenger volume
- straphangersStanding transit passengers
- regularsHabitual visitors
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
daily grind · workforce · commute · turnstile · platform · station · transfers · route
Money spent on things
- feesCosts for services
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- tollsCharges for passage
- ratesFixed prices charged
pricing · tariffs · surcharge · premium · peak pricing · off-peak discount · monthly pass · day pass
Entry permit slip
- passMove beyond or decline
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- smartcardEmbedded-chip plastic credential
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
validation · turnstile · ticket machine · kiosk · conductor · inspector · paper ticket · e-ticket
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- accessibilityEase of approach
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
subsidies · senior discount · public comment · policy · accountability
passengers
Transported travelers
- ridershipTransit passenger volume
- straphangersStanding transit passengers
- regularsHabitual visitors
rush hour · daily grind · workforce · commute · turnstile · platform · station · transfers · route · schedule
expenses
Money spent on things
rates · pricing · tariffs · surcharge · premium · peak pricing · off-peak discount · monthly pass · day pass · top-up
ticket
Entry permit slip
contactless · validation · turnstile · ticket machine · kiosk · conductor · inspector · paper ticket · e-ticket · mobile ticket
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- public hearingOfficial meeting for citizen input
- accessibilityEase of approach
equity · subsidies · senior discount · public comment · policy · accountability
farepayersfare evaders
Those avoiding transport payment
fare dodgers · freeloaders · turnstile jumpers · free riders · gate crashers