If it increased usage, and one did not invest in more rolling stock, you would just replace rationing by price with rationing by queue.
If, and only if, current services are fill to capacity - of which there is some justification of saying this in peak hours (and in the inner 'urbs, they already have effective free public transport at this time).
Experience around the world suggests that about 10% of journeys being on public transport is all one can expect, particularly given such a small percentage of jobs nowadays are where the public transport goes to.
Re: Ration by queue
If, and only if, current services are fill to capacity - of which there is some justification of saying this in peak hours (and in the inner 'urbs, they already have effective free public transport at this time).
Experience around the world suggests that about 10% of journeys being on public transport is all one can expect, particularly given such a small percentage of jobs nowadays are where the public transport goes to.
If we get to 10% then that may be enough.
*nods* to transport - jobs issue.
How do you think we can increase the patronage?