Todd co-founded Cloudspace in 1996, MyBlogLog (sold to Yahoo! in 2007), OneTrueFan (sold to BigDoor in 2011), and a number of other startups over the years. He served as mentor at TechStars Boulder & Seedcamp London and advises a number of tech startups from Silicon Valley to Bucharest.Watching Muni trains go by for 20 minutes this morning looking for one where I wouldn’t become a sardine got me thinking. I would happily pay an additional $3-$5 or more per trip during peak hours for a seat.
I bet we could solve the public transit money issues and make everyone happier if Muni and Bart had both first-class and standard-class trains. The two-tier system works great on trains across Europe. I believe it would work equally well here in the States.
Even better, I’m guessing the extra revenue from first-class faires would be enough to let people ride on the standard-class trains for free — further helping to increase usage.
Sounds like a win-win to me. What do you think?
